TOLEDO – As the morning frost fought a losing battle against the rising sun of the new day, locals stretched, yawned, and made their way to the Nov. 12 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors.

I recently bumped into an Appanoose County woman I have known for several years. She thanked me and the nonprofit organization I manage for shining the spotlight on the actions of Centerville ...

The supervisors’ chambers at the Tama County Administration Building in Toledo pictured on Tuesday, Nov. 12, during a Zoning Board of Adjustment appeal hearing held in regard to Zoning Administrator ...

Members of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School Drama Dept. staged another terrific musical comedy production last weekend with ...

REINBECK — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District Board of Education would like to provide an update on the superintendent hiring process. The board recently met with staff at Grundmeyer ...

An area native is bringing decades of experience in the restaurant business on the East Coast back to her Iowa roots.

Gladbrook guests at the Veterans Day Celebration including (front row, l-r) 3rd District Commander Del Shephard, Past Dept. Commander Richard Denbow, and Dept. Commander Brian Ring; (back row, l-r) ...

As I begin to prepare for our Thanksgiving celebration, I usually find a book on my shelf called, Thanksgiving, “A Time to Remember,” by Barbara Rainey. As she says on the book jacket, “A holiday for ...

With election season behind us and winter approaching, I’m looking forward to the holidays and getting together with friends and family. It’s generally a peaceful time of year, filled with plenty of ...