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GARWIN- An open house for new GMG Secondary School in Garwin is being planned for Sunday, Oct. 3. It will be held from 2-4 p.m. More details will be announced next week. - GMG Schools TRAER- Chelsea Savings Bank plans to open a location in Traer in early October. The bank currently has ...

Iowa voter registration reported

TAMA NEWS-HERALD - DES MOINES – With just two weeks until early voting starts in county auditors’ offices throughout Iowa, Secretary of State Michael A. Mauro has released updated voter registration totals. As of September 1, 2010, there are 2,102,528 total registered voters in the state ...

Political campaign signs:Where can they be legally posted?

TAMA NEWS-HERALD - AMES- (SPECIAL) Officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) remind campaigners of the statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the placement of political campaign signs. A section of the Iowa DOT’s Web site is devoted to answering the most ...

Fuses caused power outage

TAMA NEWS-HERALD - Alliant Energy spokesperson Ryan Stensland told The news-Herald at 2:04 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14: “We lost power today at 12:35 pm to 2,118 customers in the Toledo area (there may be a few customers with Tama addresses that experienced the outage that border Toledo). We ...

2009 GRMC Annual Report shows financial improvement and recovery

TAMA NEWS-HERALD - FROM: Ashley R. Grundler Office of Communications and Development Grinnell Regional Medical Center The 2009 Grinnell Regional Medical Center annual report, „Everyday Superheroes,‰ illustrates the events and achievements of the past year at GRMC. The theme is a tribute ...

Jack Shelley- Iowa brodcaster dies at 98

Legendary Iowa broadcaster Jack Shelley has died at the age of 98.  Shelley got his start in journalism in 1935, working three months for the newspaper in Clinton, Iowa, before being hired at WHO Radio in Des Moines. In 2004 — at the age of 92 — Shelley reminisced ...

Iowa’s employer unemployment insurance contribution rates increase

tramatoledonews.com - DES MOINES- Iowa Workforce Development announced that the unemployment contribution rate for employers will be adjusted on January 1, 2011 to keep the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund at sufficient levels to adequately provide for unemployment benefits. Record ...

Iowa Ranch Horse Assoc. to hold shows Sept. 18-19 at Marshalltown

tamatoledonews.com - The Iowa Ranch Horse Association will hold two shows at the Central Iowa Fairgrounds in Marshalltown on Saturday, Sep. 18 and Sunday, Sep. 19. The Saturday show begins at 10:00 a.m; Sunday's show begins at 9:00 a.m. Classes include Ranch Horse Pleasure, Versatility, ...

Marketing your business to government agencies

tamatoledonews.com - Are you interested in learning how to market your business to the local, state and federal government agencies? Did you know the government is one of the largest consumers of goods and services? Several regional partners have come together to offer the final in a three-part ...

GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY DECREASES 8 PERCENT IN IOWA

tamatoledonews.com- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released its third annual greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory to the Governor and General Assembly. Overall, 2009 greenhouse gas emissions decreased 8 percent from those emitted in 2008. “The overall reduction is most likely ...