The family of Mary Bartine would like to express a heartfelt thank you to family, friends, and the community. The outpouring of love and support has been both comforting and uplifting. We know that so many of you are feeling the loss as well. We are thankful she spent all of her 89 years ...

In the mid 1800’s the US government persuaded the Meskwaki to sell their inhabited Iowa lands for 7-11 cents per acre. Capitalist land grabbers quickly leaped in, knowing the US government was actively seeking white immigrants from Scandinavia and British Isles with offers of rich farmland ...

Tama citizens have been wondering what is happening as far as the Lincoln Bridge is concerned. People are probably aware of the new store built on the east side of town. The store has put in a drive leading to their business. The city will finish the drive taking it to Fifth Street. This will ...

Dec. 26 was a special day. Having many errands to do, we started by eating breakfast at Muddy Waters. After ordering, we began to people watch. Just inside the main-entrance door, there was a table of 20+ people, probably a family get-together. Shortly, a ten year old boy strolled in and ...

Thank you to the Marshalltown community. 2024 was a record year for use of the Emergency Food Box. As in the past, the community has stepped forward to meet the needs of this mission. On behalf of the EFB Board I want to thank everyone for their support in 2024. When the need increased, the ...

The Governor of Iowa has cut back the river monitoring in Iowa City. Upstream. The Iowa Beef Processors were given 11 million dollars to expand their production. They unilaterally changed this to “upgrades.” Gee, I’d like to see the list on this one. With the republican Senator visiting ...