GLADBROOK – A recent photo of what appears to be an “oil leak” on a Vienna Wind Farm turbine garnered a lot of reaction recently when posted to the Tama County Against Turbines public group page on Facebook, but according to MidAmerican Energy – the wind farm’s operator – heavy fog ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health is pleased to introduce two new staff members, Tammy Schuett and Melanie Blocker. Tammy Schuett Tammy Schuett is Tama County Public Health & Home Care’s new LPN. She is taking on the department’s new Public Health Nursing position. Tammy has ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Supporting Kids in Prevention (SKIP) will be hosting an informational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the Wieting Theatre in Toledo beginning at 6 p.m. as part of the 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative which is scheduled for Jan. 13-17, 2025, this year in ...
DES MOINES – On Friday, Dec. 20, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for two companies, which will assist in the creation of 223 jobs and result in $20 million in new capital investment for the state. These projects are located in Rock Valley and West Des ...
TOLEDO – Two new members were appointed to the Tama County Board of Adjustment during the Dec. 16 supervisors meeting. As a fog lay lifeless in the sky like a raccoon on the side of the highway, the usual group of local government spectators cut through the wet, dreary morning to attend the ...
January will be a special month with several interesting events. Brilliant Venus will be unmistakable at its highest point in the sky and setting after it is fully dark. Although Venus will be moving eastward in its orbit, from our perspective it will appear to be almost motionless while the ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Annaliese Roegner of Gladbrook was recently named among the students who qualified for Belmont University's fall 2024 Dean's List. Approximately 53% of the University's 7,175 undergraduate students qualified for the fall 2024 Dean's List. "Earning a place on the Dean's ...
PELLA – Sophia Folkerts of Reinbeck has been named to Central College's Fall 2024 Dean's List. Folkerts, Class of 2027, is among the 411 students named to the Fall Dean's List. To qualify for this honor, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded ...
GLADBROOK – The 12th annual Kids Shopping Day held last Saturday, Dec. 14, was one to remember. The weather was very icy but all in all it was a highly successful day with shoppers lined up and ready to make out their shopping list well before noon. (Editor’s note: The event was delayed ...