FALL TREE LEAF COLOR may be mostly a thing of the past. However, if I was a biology/botany teacher, an assignment I would give to my students for a weekend reason to get them outside to explore would be this: Find a natural area with forests to do a walk about, and be observant to see, record ...
The Marshall County Assessor’s Office has hired the Cedar Rapids-based firm Vanguard Appraisal to conduct an upcoming door-to-door reappraisal project covering almost all properties in the county beginning in December, and while it may make some residents and business owners nervous, Assessor ...
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to everyone who participated in, volunteered at, or sponsored our 2nd Annual Marshalltown Area United Way Turkey Trot at Grimes Farm on Thursday morning. Because of you, the course was filled with energy, smiles, and community spirit from start to ...
BURLINGTON — Local classic country band Katie and the Honky Tonks (KTHT) — fronted by singer-songwriter Katie Sires, a Gladbrook native, and managed by her husband (and drummer) Luke Sires, a North Tama Class of 2002 alumnus – won big on Nov. 9 at the 4th annual Iowa Music Awards held in ...
Over the last two years, the saga of Riverside Cemetery’s lonely resident goose Blossom and her search for a new partner has captivated readers both locally and across the country and the world as she found companionship with a new mate named Frankie just after Valentine’s Day in 2023. In ...
TAMA - With the potential sale of the former middle school looming, the STC board room was full for Monday’s meeting. Nearly 40 community members were present, and more joined via Google Meet when the STC school board voted unanimously to table the potential sale of three parcels of land to ...