Over the past decade since my fellow Iowans sent me to Washington to make the big spenders squeal, I’ve been exposing waste, ...

Since retiring from farming, I have reflected on it more than needed. While there are parts I could have done better, it also ...

A farmers market is a popular launching point for many small businesses. When demand grows and the opportunity arises to ...

The Monday, July 14 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors was like a family dinner – several hours long, filled ...

The Tama County Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit for a new home before going into closed session on July ...

In December 2023, the Steel Shooters of Traer faced a major hurdle – they lost access to their home shooting range. Months of ...

It has been exactly two weeks since Karina Cooper was convicted of first-degree murder and now, barring any unforeseen ...

Following the shuttering of the town’s only medical clinic earlier this year as part of a rash of MercyOne closures and ...

TRAER – North Tama Dollars for Scholars completed its sixth year by giving scholarships worth $2,000 to 21 qualifying North ...

The Wolf Creek Players applied for a 2025 grant from the Dysart Community Foundation to help fund this summer’s theater camp ...