The Historical Society of Marshall County looked to its future at its annual meeting, held Saturday afternoon at the Mowry Irvine Mansion in Marshalltown. The meeting began with recognition of the late Dan Brandt, HSMC’s president who died Jan. 15. HSMC vice president Steve Ryan is serving ...

TOLEDO – Fallout from Tama County’s general fund shortfall has now cut deeper into the Conservation budget. During the Thursday, March 13, meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation, director Curtis Behrens told board members that in addition to the $100,000 the Board of Supervisors ...

WASHINGTON — Americans living in rural communities throughout the country could see their access to health care diminish if Congress changes eligibility for Medicaid or significantly reduces its federal funding. While rural residents who depend on the state-federal program for lower income ...

MELBOURNE — For thousands of years, mankind has been milling flour — the process of turning grain into a very common ingredient. Some of the earliest known mills date back to roughly 6,700 B.C. in the Middle East. Given the extent of time and technological advances, the milling process has ...

TAMA — Back in 2005, Marty Hardon found himself at a personal and professional crossroads. He was working his way up the corporate ladder at Lennox, living in Raleigh, N.C., and preparing for another likely move in the near future. But despite those prospects, the Class of 1991 South Tama ...

TOLEDO — Those who entered the Tama County Public Health building for the joint Board of Supervisors and Board of Health work session on Monday likely noticed the hearts festooned around the office with numbers written in the center taped on the walls, with each heart representing a client ...