(DES MOINES)— Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Garwin) is seen here signing the oath of office in the Iowa House chamber as the 86th General Assembly kicked off Monday at the Capitol. During the session, Fisher can be reached at dean.fisher@legis.iowa.gov or through the House switchboard at (515) ...
Tama County District Court Dustin Jerome Jefferson, 39, Toledo, filed a motion for continuance on Jan. 7, of a trial set for March 23 in Tama County Distrcit Court in Toledo. Jefferson faces five counts of 3rd degree sexual abuse in that trial. He was charged with allegedly having ...
Firefighters from Traer and nearby towns were dispatched to the scene of a fire in the downtown area Tuesday afternoon. The blaze began in Simply Blooming, the town’s flower shop, sometime around 2 p.m. and was discovered when owner Lisa Eikamp returned from a delivery run. Crews from ...
Following the recommendation of the Tama County Compensation Board, the Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 to approve a three percent raise for elected officials on Monday, Jan. 12. The lone exception was the supervisors themselves, who approved only a two percent boost in pay for themselves. The ...
The Gladbrook Legion is proud to sponsor and welcome an energetic group of young men to their Legion Family. The SAL is an organization of direct descendants of veterans eligible to join the American Legion. The process of organizing started last summer when these men wanted a way to help their ...
Liesel Casto, 12, of rural Traer lost her life in a hunting accident on December 27. According to information obtained from Kevin Baskins of the State DNR, “Liesel died after being struck by a bullet from a muzzle-loader rifle as she was preparing to hunt with others. The death is the first ...
Taxpayers give $70,000 to child abuse prevention when they file state taxes Marshalltown, IA – Programs that support caregivers in providing safe, nurturing environments for children will gain $70,000 when Iowans file their taxes this year. In Tama County, these contributions help fund the ...
Happy New Year to all! For the most part everything is going fine here in Gladbrook. So far there has been very little snow to move and no frozen water mains as of today, January 4, but it sound like we will get a bunch of snow and wind this week. Mark Lowry and David Smith will do their ...
Community Service Chairman Jeannie Paustian went to work early on Christmas Eve morning making homemade raisin fritters for the residents at Westbrook Acres. Pictured with her is her elf helper Barb Muhs. Her other elf helper Darrell was off delivering the fritters to the residents for their ...
Tama County Supervisors Dan Anderson, Kendall Jordan and Larry Vest met Friday morning as required for the 2015 Organizational meeting. Dan Anderson, present chairman, asked for a motion for nominating a new Chairman for the year 2015. Kendall Jordan nominated Larry Vest, all voting aye. ...