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, ...
REINBECK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls basketball team doubled or nearly doubled the English Valleys Bears’ output every quarter during the Class 1A Region 8 semifinal here last Friday, trouncing the shorthanded Bears, 72-33, to advance to the final and position themselves just one beat ...
IOWA CITY — As Iowa’s rising cancer rates continue to generate discussion and concern among residents and politicians alike, the University of Iowa College of Public Health released a 118-page initial findings report earlier this month titled “Key Drivers of Cancer in Iowa” that was ...
DES MOINES – A House subcommittee advanced a bill Monday, Feb. 9, that would require all wind turbines in the state be equipped with aircraft detection lighting systems, to address landowner complaints about blinking red lights. House File 2081 as introduced would require new wind farms be ...
TOLEDO – People were sitting, standing, and loitering in the hall; it was the largest crowd the Tama County Board of Supervisors had garnered in a couple of months. Nearly all of the citizens who sardined themselves into the meeting room on Monday, Feb. 9, were attending the meeting for one ...
TOLEDO – Coffee, donuts, cinnamon rolls, mingling, and small talk were had among prominent officials from Tama County and Marshalltown on Tuesday, Feb. 10, as they gathered in Toledo to make history. Though the matter had been previously discussed and approved by the Tama County Board of ...
DES MOINES - Tama County 4-H joined youth from across the state on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, for Extension and 4-H Voices Day at the Capitol, an annual civic engagement experience that connects young leaders with Iowa lawmakers and offers an inside look at the legislative process. Tama ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce that Ainsley Slade of Reinbeck graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in the fall of 2025. Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, nonprofit institution dedicated to offering undergraduate and ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Women's Club held its monthly membership meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at the Methodist Church. Chrystal Petersen, Grundy County Hospital, presented on diabetes. She covered causes, symptoms, treatment and management. She also provided information on services ...