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Tama County EMS Advisory Council recommends setting levy at 75 cents

TOLEDO – As the morning dew still clung to blades of grass and the car windshield, many gathered for last week's Tama County Board of Supervisors' meeting. The Tama County Engineer, Ben Daleske, kicked off the main part of the meeting like always with his report talking about how Iowa ...

Schlampp graduates from ECC

IOWA FALLS – Sixty-two students including Jada Anne Schlampp of Reinbeck have completed all requirements of their respective degree programs as of the end of the Summer 2024 semester and are now graduates of Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls.  These graduates were honored with their ...

Iowans can now request an absentee ballot

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is urging Iowans to make a plan to vote this November, which includes checking your voter registration status, finding your polling place, and requesting an absentee ballot. August 27 was the first day Iowans could begin requesting absentee ...

​​Monthly wellness program offered at Garwin Public Library

GARWIN – Words on Wellness (WOW) LIVE! Is a monthly program that promotes a healthy lifestyle. The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at noon at the Garwin Public Library to discuss relevant topics and sample a healthy recipe. The discussion is led by Cheryl Bruene from Iowa ...

​​Four Women Managing Farmland Forums offered in September

AMES – Four Women Managing Farmland Forums and Annie’s Project 20th Anniversary Celebrations will be offered across the state the first week of September. The free events take place on Sept. 3 in Atlantic, Sept. 4 in Iowa City, Sept. 5 in West Union and Sept. 6 in Storm Lake, from 10 a.m. ...

In the Sky: September

September will be a special month because after several months with no planets in the evening sky, there will now be two. Early in the month, Saturn will be at its highest and brightest as Earth in its faster orbit passes it. Saturn will rise in the east as the Sun sets in the west, and it will ...

Local students graduate from Marshalltown Community College

MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College is pleased to announce the Summer 2024 graduates, a group of students who have shown remarkable perseverance and achievement. This summer's graduating class reflects MCC's commitment to providing a supportive and enriching educational environment, ...

Centering fitness while leaving a legacy in Reinbeck

REINBECK – Kim Snow is putting fitness front and center in Reinbeck, and hoping it remains that way for the foreseeable future. This past Tuesday, with members of the community by her side, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Class of 1992 alumna officially cut the ribbon on her new facility, The ...

Rep. Hinson hosts Women in Ag roundtable

TAMA – As she reiterated near the end of her Women in Ag roundtable at the Tama Civic Center on Tuesday, Aug. 6, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), who grew up in the Des Moines area and now calls Marion home, isn’t a farmer and won’t ever pretend to be one. But the congresswoman, who ...