Poweshiek County News

"My wife comes from here, we live here and we saw and see a need for a furniture store," Brad Maus said Monday upon the opening day of the couple's new furniture and outlet store in downtown Tama - Maus Furniture and Mattress Outlet.

There has been considerable discussion recently among county employees concerning the need for filling several technology positions, including the global information systems, information technology and Web site development.

Posted on Nov 13, 2009 by Molly Rossiter . Steve Swender of LaDora in a church service at LaDora United Methodist Church in LaDora, Iowa on Sunday, Oct.

The first week in the new library has come to an end. Some highlights include: Streams of young people flocking into the building each day, filling up the computers, writing on the graffiti wall, and generally enjoying the new space.

A truck fire has been disrupting traffic on U.S. Highway 63 north of Malcom this morning.

A 33-year-old Deep River man faces charges for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old. After a month long investigation, the Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office arrested James Timothy Tyler, 33, on Tuesday night at his Deep River residence.

Posted on Sep 16, 2009 by Jeff Raasch . A man was found naked, bleeding and disoriented in Montezuma early Wednesday after he reportedly drank antifreeze, authorities said.

The most violent storm to date in an otherwise-mild July dropped softball size hail, gusted up to 82 miles per hour and produced heavy rainfall in much of Eastern Iowa tonight, according to meteorologists.

Nomination papers for school board posts on the South Tama School and Iowa Valley Community College District boards are due July 30.

We now know the name of the person killed in a crash in Poweshiek County Monday night.

A Durango woman was killed and two others were injured in a rollover accident Monday night on Interstate 80.

MALCOM, Iowa - A Durango woman was killed late Monday night after her vehicle collided with a semi truck in Poweshiek County.

Yvonne Mallory, rural Toledo, told The News-Herald she plans to seek a third, four-year term on the Iowa Valley Community College District Board.

If the fire department training burn of the Chelsea school wasn't enough drama there Sunday morning, the historic Chelsea school bell was stolen in the night.

Poweshiek County Republican Mike Mahaffey, who in 1996 lost by only 2 percentage points to Democratic Rep.

Joseph Manuel Ortiz, 23, Tama, was reported injured about 3:55 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 80 in Poweshiek County according to the Iowa State Patrol.

U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley will speak at this year's annual Clinton Memorial Day service.