TAMA — The Tama Police Department announced sad news on Monday as their K-9 unit, Creed, passed away after battling “a serious illness.” Creed had joined the department in 2025. “It is with heavy hearts that the City of Tama Police Department announces the passing of our beloved K-9 ...
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO A total of eight Conrad-area veterans received Quilts of Valor on Saturday afternoon on the main stage at the annual Black Dirt Days Festival. Quilt of Valor. Pictured from left to right in the back row are Brett Kitzman, Cliff Kitzman, Mike Kruse and Gabe Stone. In the front ...
Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer was officially nominated and approved Saturday at the Iowa Democratic Party state convention as State Auditor Rob Sand’s running mate for the 2026 Iowa gubernatorial campaign. Muhlbauer, a fifth-generation farmer, said Iowans are upset with the ...
Editor’s note: At the beginning of the 20th century, America began a period of industrial growth — fueled by the nation’s vast stores of natural resources — that led to victory in two world wars and the nation emerging as a true superpower. One of the cities at the epicenter of that ...
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