TOLEDO – Karina Sue Cooper’s first degree murder trial has been reset to this July. This is the second reset in the case. After being arrested in February 2024 in connection with her husband Ryan Cooper’s murder, the trial was originally set to begin on Oct. 1, 2024, before being moved ...
TAMA COUNTY – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) continue to impact Iowa’s deer population, prompting ongoing surveillance and management efforts by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Experts, including Catherine Cummings (Iowa State ...
TRAER – The Parsonage at Ripley in Traer is again set to host monthly open mics from May through November with featured performances from local and regional artists. In the wake of a highly successful 2024 season, the venue is expanding to seven events for 2025. Poets, musicians and other ...
Editor’s note: The following notice was released last week by the Poweshiek Water Association. Since August 1, 2024, when we [Poweshiek Water Association] lifted the mandatory conservation order, we have kept you updated via our website, Facebook page, letters, and Quench magazine. As you ...
TRAER – More than 1,000 students graduated this past fall semester from Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC) Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West Campuses. Those recognized from your area include Clayton Boldt, Diesel Technology, Traer.
TOLEDO – As the wondrous face of spring was delightfully glimpsed on Monday, Feb. 24, many went back into the fray of another Tama County Supervisors meeting. It was another week of experimentation, trial and error, and electronic exploration as livestreaming with the Owl device was again ...
LA PORTE CITY – Union Community School District middle school and high school students achieved impressive academic success during the first semester of the 2024-25 school year. Union Middle School (UMS) students averaged a 3.23 GPA, while Union High School (UHS) students averaged a 3.14 ...
TOLEDO – Did you know that Iowa has a unique funding source for free or low-cost annual testing of private wells? Or that some water pollutants are odorless, tasteless and will not be removed by boiling water? If you’re curious about the answers to these questions, then take advantage of an ...
March will be an exciting month in the sky with several noteworthy events. The highlight will be a total eclipse of the Moon late in the night of March 13-14. The partial eclipse will begin at 12:09 a.m. CDT, with totality beginning at 1:26. Totality will end at 2:31, and the partial eclipse ...
DES MOINES – Union wrestling crowned not one but two three-time state champions during last Saturday’s finals of the 100th IHSAA Boys State Wrestling Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines – a first for the school which now boasts a whopping 24 Class 2A boys state wrestling ...