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Grundy County Fair Board announces the open class show

Mark your calendars for the Open Class Show of the Grundy County Fair, Family Fun and Friends.The fair dates are July 18-23, 2017. Everyone is invited to exhibit (not just Grundy County Residents). Our classes include foods, woodworking, quilts, fine arts, textiles, clothing, photography and ...

Rising Sun Karate promotions for April

The following student was promoted to White Belt W/1 Yellow Stripe: Jada Cunningham and Andres LugoThe following student was promoted to Purple Belt W/1 Brown Stripe: Jan Carlos-Sosa

FFA convention and expo

The 89th Annual State FFA Convention and Expo was recently held in Ames, Iowa. It was held on Iowa State University's campus on April 9-11 and this year's theme was TRANSFORM Purpose to Action. The keynote address was by Kevin Laue who is 7 feet tall and is the first player to play NCAA ...

Tama County Historical Society to hold Laura Ingalls Wilder program on May 3

TOLEDO-"Little House on the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder will be the focus of a Humanities Iowa program on Wednesday, May 3, at 7:00 p.m. at the Tama County Historical Society and Genealogical Library, 200 N. Broadway St. Toledo. The program is free and open to the public.Sarah Uthoff ...

Stewardship week contest winners in Tama County

To help spread the message of Stewardship Week, April 30 through May 7, the Tama Soil & Water Conservation District recently held a grocery sack decorating contest in local schools. The activity was open to third, fourth and fifth grade students in the county schools which chose to ...

Tama County 4-H members receive state awards

Recognition in 4-H is an acknowledgement and affirmation of the personal growth of an individual. The 2017 4-H Recognition Interview Day was help on April 1st on the Iowa State University Campus in Ames. 4-H members completed an application and then were evaluated by a committee of three an ...

Grundy County Fair board announces grandstand events

The Grundy County Fair Board has announced entertainment including three bands performing at the 2017 Grundy County Fair.The Grundy County Fair is excited to announce a new event to the Grundy County Fair, Truck/Car Soccer at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 20, in the grandstands. Danny Grause will ...

March meeting of the Blackhawk Nighthawks 4H club

The monthly Blackhawk Nighthawk Club meeting was held on March 20, 2017. Kennedy Brandt led the Pledge of Allegiance. The role call question of the month was, "Share something you did over spring break."With the Grundy County Omelet Breakfast approaching on March 26th the Club discussed working ...

Iowa artists

Blue Ribbon First Place winners of the 2017 Iowa Artists Juried District 7 Art Show held in Denver, Iowa, on March 25th.Iowa Artists is a statewide, non-profit organization that works to encourage and educate artists around the state, and Area 7 covers artists living in Benton, Black Hawk, ...