Fire departments, ambulance services and law enforcement across Tama County depend upon radio communications to respond to emergencies as well as for routine operations.The radio system in place is described as "failing at an alarming rate according E911 and Emergency Management Coordinator ...
“It’s vital, (the system) is failing at an alarming rate,” Tama County Emergency Management and E911 Coordinator Mindy Benson said Monday in continuing her support for a replacement county radio system to be purchased and installed by Marshalltown company RACOM. Her plea was met by calls ...
REINBECK - A little bit of history occurred on Monday when the Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls basketball team hosted South Hardin in an NICL West Division game.Not only did the Rebels trounce the Tigers, 57-25, for their largest win of the season and third victory in the last four games, G-R senior ...
A trucker came into a truck stop cafe and placed his order. He said, “I want three flat tires, a pair of headlights and a pair of running boards.” The brand new waitress, not wanting to appear stupid, went to the kitchen and said to the cook, “This guy out there just ordered three flat ...
Photo by C. J. Eilers The Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School Choir performed at the NICL Vocal Festival at Union High School on Tuesday, Jan. 15 along with their host and Hudson. Gladbrook-Reinbeck opened the evening before joining the two other choirs for a performance that ...
Farmland prices are generally down slightly in Iowa and the midwest- the annual report from Iowa State University and surveys from Farmers National Company and Farm Credit Services of America all agree.For Tama County farm ground, the ISU Land Survey shows an average value of $7,510 per acre in ...
In December, the Iowa Department of Education released reports showing how public schools performed in a new accountability system that meets the requirements of the federal government’s Every Student Succeeds Act. ESSA, as it is called, is a replacement for the No Child Left Behind Act. ...
“We (need to) sit down at the table and hammer through it and come up with an equitable solution beneficial to all - How the Tama County Sheriff’s Office deals with the orders to stay off the Meskwaki Settlement unless invited or permission is granted by Meskwaki Police,” State Senator ...
Faced with what Emergency Management - E911 Coordinator Mindy Benson terms a “system at the end of its life” the Tama County Board of Supervisors has set a hearing for Monday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. to hear comments and to act upon a loan agreement to pay for new emergency and law enforcement ...
The recommendation of the Tama County Compensation Board to grant two percent pay raises to county elected officials was approved by the Board of Supervisors on a 3-0 vote on Monday, Jan. 7. Supervisors may only accept or lower the Compensation Board recommendation in respect to all the ...