REINBECK – The Reinbeck Farmers Market opened for the season last Saturday morning to much fanfare with a robust turnout and roughly 10 vendors featuring everything from early season greens and pickled asparagus, to baked goods and fresh flower arrangements. There was even a trio of ...
TRAER – It was a long cold winter for farmer Craig Sash as he waited for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development office to release more than $85,000 in matching funds granted in Nov. 2024 for the installation of a solar array on his Tama County farm. But after months of ...
REINBECK – At the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District end of the year staff breakfast held on Friday, May 23, at Oak Leaf Country Club, Matt Wyatt, Worshipful Master at Coin Masonic Lodge in Reinbeck, presented the 2025 Gladbrook-Reinbeck Teacher of the Year Awards to a pair of ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — The 10-year anniversary of Rita Papakee’s disappearance on Jan. 16, 2025 has come and passed, and although that date brought some attention back to the case of the Meskwaki Settlement woman who was 41 when she went missing, members of her family are still frustrated ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Exhibitors are needed for the 2025 Open Class Show (non-livestock) at the Grundy County Fair to be held the week of July 21-26, 2025. Residence in Grundy County is not required. Participation is open to everyone, of any age and there are NO entry fees. Classes include ...
GLADBROOK – Gladbrook’s Community Flag Day Program is set to take place on Monday, June 16, beginning at 2 p.m. at Westbrook Acres. The program is hosted by the Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary and Jr. Auxiliary. The program will be presented by Americanism Chairman Lisa Reinhard with ...
DES MOINES – Five talented Iowa high school students including GMG Class of 2025 graduate Anna Mussig were recently selected to receive a prestigious Iowa Scholarship for the Arts from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The Iowa Scholarship for the ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health and Home Care and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) are encouraging parents to have conversations with their healthcare providers about the human papillomavirus (HPV) and how to help protect their children against HPV-related ...
BUCKINGHAM – The Geneseo Alumni Banquet will take place Saturday, June 21, at Geneseo Methodist Church in rural Buckingham, celebrating the 103rd anniversary of the first graduating class. Over 100 invites have been mailed. Social hour is 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m.; catering by ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – It’s almost summer and that can only mean one thing – GET OUTDOORS! The Tama County Conservation Board is inviting the public to enjoy a FREE canoeing day at Otter Creek Lake and Park on June 14 in celebration of national “GET OUTDOORS DAY.” ...