GRUNDY CENTER — The All-American Grundy County Fair welcomed Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig as a special guest for the first night of festivities on Monday, July 21, as he helped members of the Grundy County Farm Bureau prepare a free hamburger meal at the 1851 Pavilion and presented ...
GLADBROOK - The 2025 Tama County Fair was held July 14-20 at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Despite multiple rainy days, the weather was relatively accommodating for July in Iowa. The 2025 fair's 4-H/FFA theme was 'Lasso Your Legacy.' Most of the stalls in the livestock barns were full which ...
GLADBROOK – Thanks to the efforts of some quick-thinking volunteers including two from Gladbrook Fire & Rescue, a Faircloth Farms Angus steer calf named S’mores is enjoying a new lease on life after ending up badly bloated on Friday, July 18, at the Tama County Fair. “Friday was a ...
GRUNDY CENTER – The All-American Grundy County Fair kicked off on Monday, July 21, with a free burger feed featuring an appearance by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and the crowning of royalty before the Family Fun night events. Daniel Hommel, a senior-to-be at Grundy Center High ...
TOLEDO – A short and somewhat perplexing special meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors took place on Wednesday, July 9, during which the board unanimously approved a motion to continue pursuing legal avenues against NextEra Energy Resources’ Salt Creek Wind project despite the ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Women’s Club recently donated a microwave and dish drainer for use at the Tama County Fair food stand this past week. Accepting the donation is Christy Flamme, third from right.
TRAER – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is conducting 11 in-person farmland lease meetings in Central Iowa in early August. Meeting sites include Altoona, Ames, Boone, Grinnell, Grundy Center, Indianola, Knoxville, Newton, Marshalltown, Oskaloosa, and Traer. Participants will ...
GLADBROOK – Rhianna Murty of Gladbrook was crowned the 2025 Tama County Fair Queen this past Tuesday evening at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. She was vying for the honor alongside fellow candidates Lauren Keller of Gladbrook, Rylee Ridout of rural Vining, and Belle Werner of Toledo. Moments ...
TOLEDO – The possibility of Tama County heading to trial over the Board of Supervisors’ Jan. 6, 2025 wind moratorium became more likely when the judge in the Feb. 5, 2025 case Salt Creek Wind, LLC v. Tama County Board of Supervisors/Tama County denied the County’s motion to dismiss ...
GLADBROOK – The 2025 Tama County Fair Queen candidates were recently announced and this year include four outstanding candidates: Benton Community rising senior Belle Werner of Toledo; Class of 2025 homeschool graduate Lauren Keller of Gladbrook; South Tama rising senior Rylee Ridout of ...