Many Americans will pause (today) on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to remember the nearly 3,000 people who were killed that day. The attacks became a shared national tragedy, the impact of which reached far beyond those who experienced them firsthand. The aftermath of such a ...
TRAER – What would you want someone in the year 2076 to know about life in Traer today? The Traer Historical Museum and the Taylor Park Landscape & Beautification Committee are busy preparing a new 50-year time capsule following the opening of the town’s 1976 time capsule this past ...
WATERLOO – The reigning Iowa Music Awards Country Artist of the Year, local favorite Katie and the Honky Tonks, are back with “Last Call Lies,” their first new release since last year’s breakout debut album, “Ain’t No Shame.” If you’ve been hankering for another dose of ...
MARSHALLTOWN – One of the few remaining World War II veterans in central Iowa passed away recently at the Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) in Marshalltown. Ralph Alshouse, 102, an IVH resident and a Navy pilot during World War II, died Aug. 21 at the facility, according to Commandant Todd ...
TOLEDO – Rural law enforcement officials from across central Iowa used a recent roundtable with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to raise concerns about mental health services, staffing, grant access, state policy, and the growing number of responsibilities falling on small ...
TOLEDO – After the light switch was flipped and the sun lit up a muggy, humid Monday morning, Aug. 31, the usual bunch of bureaucratic rubberneckers made their way to the weekly Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. The meeting began with the roads report, which stated that they are ...
CLUTIER – The Hora-Machacek Unit 453 of Clutier met on Sept. 1, starting at 9 a.m. to sew and cut plastic bags. A total of eight lap quilts were put together during the morning. Those present helping were Deb Kupka, Collette Wiebbecke, Denise Selken, Sandy Clayton, Margaret and Julia ...
DYSART – The local theater group Wolf Creek Players recently announced auditions for its fall play, “The Many Disguises of Robin Hood” by Brian Guehring. Auditions are set for this Sunday, Sept. 13, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dysart Public Library. Adult male and female performers as ...
TAMA COUNTY – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 57th event – Tama County Market Fall Social set for Thursday, Sept. 17, at Tama County Market, 2821 370th Street in rural Chelsea. Registration will begin at 5 p.m. with the event beginning at 5:30. Tama County Market ...
IOWA – Iowa PBS will host televised debates for candidates running for Iowa governor, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives this fall. Iowa PBS will host a debate for Iowa’s gubernatorial race, bringing together Zach Lahn (R-Belle Plaine) and Rob Sand (D-Des Moines) to ...