Dear Editor,Our children spend eight hours a day, five days a week with the same group of kids and teachers. Their school is their second family. No matter what the outcome of the School Board vote in February, there will be an avalanche of emotions for everyone. I know it is much easier said ...
Convictions on charges of 3rd degree theft and 3rd degree burglary by a Tama District Court Jury has been upheld by the Iowa Court of Appeals in a decision announced last week. Kacey Jo Hicklin claimed in her appeal there was insufficient evidence to support the convictions. Hicklin, 40, ...
Tama, Iowa – Millions of workers could overlook important federal tax credits because they simply don’t know about them. For example, they could miss out on up to $6,143 extra in their federal income tax refunds through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and as much as $1,000 per ...
The District Group Speech Contest is this Saturday, January 24th. It will take place at the Montezuma High School- located at 504 North 4th Street, Montezuma. The morning will start off with Kenna Krier and Noah Thurston performing “Do You Remember?” in Ensemble Acting. Shortly after, ...
It’s that time of year again! Large Group Speech, Districts contest. Each year the Gladbrook-Reinbeck high school sends students to participate in the event. The students are directed by speech director, Mrs. Johanns. After about two months of practice they are ready and excited as ever. ...
Hometown Foods stores held a "Thanks We are Giving" Promotion during the month of November. Customers who were enrolled in the Loyalty card program earn 5 points for every dollar spent in the store on grocery items, which they then can redeem for free items each month. During the promotional ...
(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 ...