GLADBROOK — “PIEOWA: A PIECE OF AMERICA” proved to be a slice above the rest during its Gladbrook run last weekend. The award-winning documentary by Ottumwa native Beth M. Howard screened on Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Gladbrook Theater and featured an interview with local ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion & Auxiliary enjoyed a soup supper meeting on Monday, Feb. 16, hosted by the Post. Their guests were members of the Gladbrook-Lincoln Ambulance Service and Fire Department. This is a great way to thank the volunteers for their dedicated service. ...
TRAER – The Ripley United Church of Christ quilters are stitching up something truly exciting (and heartwarming!) for the first full day of spring next month — the inaugural “Traer Quilt Experience: Binding Faith and Community through Patchwork, Past, Present & Future.” The event ...
IOWA – Two days after expressing frustrations over tariffs during a virtual roundtable event hosted by the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP), a group of Iowa farmers, including Tama County’s Berleen Wobeter, expressed a sense of hope when some of those tariffs were struck down by the U.S. Supreme ...
March will be a very special month with several interesting events happening in the sky. Foremost is a total eclipse of the Moon on March 3. However, nature will play a cruel trick by having the eclipse in the very early morning. You will need to stay up late or get up early to see it. ...
Senior Citizens Dinner set for March 13 GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook area Senior Citizens Dinner will be Friday, March 13, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Gladbrook Methodist Church. Please call Jeanne to make reservations to dine-in or for a delivery, 641-751-2039. Gladbrook Legion & ...
TOLEDO – In stark contrast to the previous meeting, only about seven people showed up for the Monday, Feb. 16 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Although the popular subject of public health was touched on briefly by one citizen during public comment, the supervisors had other items on ...
In last week’s story “Public Health budget takes center stage at supervisors meeting,” Tama County Public Health & Home Care Clinical Manager LeeAnna Kriegel was quoted by the newspaper as stating during the meeting: “We live in a county that does not have a hospital, does not have ...
DES MOINES – Vaccines have gotten some attention from the Iowa Legislature this year. One bill — House File (HF) 2287 — proposes banning the sale, distribution and administration of vaccines unless manufacturers give up federal liability immunity. A subcommittee recommended passage of the ...
DES MOINES – A House subcommittee advanced a bill Wednesday, Feb. 11, that would create standard language for counties to adopt pertaining to setbacks, moratoriums, property tax and other siting considerations for renewable electric power generation facilities. Rep. Shannon Lundgren, ...