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Tama City Council advance nuisance, property ordinances
May 12, 2008TAMA — They are not yet in force, but a new nuisance ordinance combined with recently proposed regulations on properties are seen as “something with teeth” Tama city officials said Monday » Full Story
Activists worried about immigration raid in Waterloo
May 12, 2008WATERLOO — Immigration rights activists are concerned that the federal government may be planning an immigration raid on workers in Waterloo similar to one carried out in Marshalltown in » Full Story
Meskwaki school holding Pride Week
May 12, 2008Students at Meskwaki Settlement School are getting a break from the classroom and lessons in culture during afternoons this week. » Full Story
Supporters turn attention to general election
May 12, 2008
DES MOINES— Even though the lengthy fight continues for the Democratic presidential nomination, supporters of Barack Obama are beginning to focus on a general election strategy. » Full Story
Iowa Digest — May 12, 2008
May 12, 2008
Spanish DUI course to be held in May
Iowa Valley Continuing Education will offer the course Driving Unimpaired in Spanish in May. » Full Story
Iowa Valley Continuing Education will offer the course Driving Unimpaired in Spanish in May. » Full Story
Woman settles lawsuit with Black Hawk County
May 11, 2008
WATERLOO — Black Hawk County officials say they have settled a lawsuit filed by a Florida woman who was detained as a witness in a kidnapping case. » Full Story
Relief in short-term seen for Tama water supply
May 11, 2008
TAMA — While the master solution for Tama city water problems was promised in a forthcoming June report, answers for what to do for a one to three year period trickled out at the Monday night Tama Cit » Full Story
If mothers ran the world
May 11, 2008
Eight percent of the work force in America is self-employed. Of those businesses, more than half of all entrepreneurships fail within the first five years. » Full Story
Digging life in the dirt
May 11, 2008
Bill Bjelland does not mind doing the types of dirty work many might dread but he did say there are a few parts of the job not so pleasant. » Full Story
USDA: Wet weather slowing corn planting
May 10, 2008
DES MOINES — Corn production this year could be down as much as 7 percent from the record-breaking heights of 2007, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Friday. » Full Story