GLADBROOK – Gladbrook is set to host the community’s much-anticipated 104th annual Corn Carnival town festival beginning next week on Thursday, June 11, and lasting through Sunday morning. The newspaper recently connected with the Corn Carnival Committee via email by way of member ...
REINBECK – A three-way Republican primary race for retiring Grundy County District 4 Supervisor Mark A. Schildroth’s seat was overwhelmingly won Tuesday evening by Barry Ehrig of rural Grundy Center, according to unofficial results posted to the Iowa secretary of state’s ...
TOLEDO - The Republican nomination for Tama County Treasurer will be decided by convention after no candidate reached the 35% threshold required under Iowa law during Tuesday's primary election. Incumbent Amanda Kriegel received the most votes in the four-way Republican primary with 493 votes, ...
CLUTIER – Built nearly 125 years ago, Clutier's Z.C.B.J. Hall still stands on the north side of town as a testament to both its superior workmanship and the community's Czech pride. But nothing lasts forever, and the Zapadne Ceska Bratrska Jednota (Z.C.B.J.) Lodge No. 104 membership is ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary and Jr. Auxiliary will be hosting a Flag Day service on Monday, June 15, at 2 p.m. June 14 is Flag Day and it commemorates the adoption of the American flag on that day in 1777. Americanism Chr. Lisa Reinhard will emcee the program. The ...
IOWA – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “Nearly all of Iowa’s corn and soybeans are now planted, thanks ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Senior Citizens dinner will be held Friday, June 19, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Memorial Building. Please note, it is the third Friday. HFM is hosting the dinner. Call Jeanne to make reservations (641-751-2039) if you didn't tell Jeanne at the last dinner.
PELLA – Central College recognizes students each semester who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement by naming them to the Dean's List. Earning this honor is Sophia Folkerts of Reinbeck, Class of 2026. This distinction is reserved for those who have earned a semester grade point ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will host a program on Iowa’s Freedom Rocks on Wednesday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Amy Snyder will share the story of her journey to visit and document all 100 of Iowa’s Freedom Rocks, a goal she ...
REINBECK – A three-way Republican primary race for retiring Grundy County District 4 Supervisor Mark A. Schildroth’s seat was overwhelmingly won Tuesday evening by Barry Ehrig of rural Grundy Center, according to unofficial results posted to the Iowa secretary of state’s ...