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Todays News

STC school board set to decide on sale of former middle school

TOLEDO — Left vacant, made into an International School, a state home for children, or demolished — what will become of the old South Tama County Middle School? The institution has served the community for over a century, with every lifelong local resident passing through its hallowed, ...

Vehicle crashes into house on 3rd Avenue Monday morning

PHOTOS BY ROBERT MAHARRY AND JASON WEGNER — An unexpected tragedy struck the residents at 1203 S. 3rd Ave. on Monday morning as the driver of a southbound vehicle lost control and hit the house, badly damaging the structure (which is considered a total loss) and coming out the back end.. ...

Beta Sigma Phi celebrates member’s 100th birthday

Sigma Master Chapter met for lunch at Pizza Ranch with seven members and one guest present on Nov. 11. President Dorothy Perry thanked Karen Shipley-Cooper for hosting the day. Alice Nicholson took roll call with the question: “What is your favorite food for Thanksgiving?” Minutes of the ...

La Carreta owner, BCLUW alum honored at Iowa Restaurant Association awards

DES MOINES — Two individuals with strong area ties and roots — La Carreta Mexican Grill owner Alfonso Medina and Johnston High School Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) teacher Claire Anderson, a Conrad native and BCLUW graduate, were recently honored with special recognitions at the annual ...

Meet Mr. Gobbles, the lone Quarry turkey

QUARRY — A two-legged resident ‘wattles’ around a section of this tiny town, stopping every now and then to check himself out in one of the resident’s mirrors or reflective vehicle bumpers. Quarry resident Kassie McGerr said Mr. Gobbles, the neighborhood turkey, likes to look at ...