CONRAD — Farmhouse Floral, located at 1030 Underwood Ave. just south of Conrad, opened late last year with the goal of providing flower arrangements that go beyond the traditional bouquet. Owned and operated by husband/wife team Mike and Amy Weeks, this endeavor is the culmination of ...
Iowa House lawmakers passed the state’s per-pupil funding package Thursday for K-12 schools, amending the measure to a 2 percent rate that House Republicans said was a “compromise” reached between the legislative chambers and Gov. Kim Reynolds. The 2 percent State Supplemental Aid ...
GLADBROOK — In celebration of Great American Pie Month, The Pie Lady’s Laura Bru is sharing a “piece” of herself this coming weekend at the Gladbrook Theater by hosting a public screening of “PIEOWA” — an award-winning documentary by fellow “pie lady” Beth M. Howard in which ...
Some Iowa farmers and cattle ranchers have been negatively impacted by tariffs and are speaking out. On Wednesday, Berleen Wobeter of Tama County, Dave Muhlbauer of Crawford and Ryan Marquardt of Madison participated in a virtual roundtable hosted by the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) to voice ...
Melissa “Missy” Mintle is now in her 29th year as an educator and her second as an early childhood special ed teacher at Marshalltown’s Woodbury Elementary School. But wherever she’s gone in her career, which included a stop in Massachusetts, she’s carried a special message with her. ...
TRAER — Following roughly 15 months of construction, the North Tama high school addition is officially open for schooling. “A big thank you goes out to our district voters … who jumped on board and voted ‘yes’ for an increase in our levy and the issuing of our bonds,” school board ...