WATERLOO – On Thursday, Oct. 22, five local candidates in contested races for the Iowa statehouse gathered at Waterloo City Hall for a 90-minute candidate forum jointly hosted by the League of Women Voters of Black Hawk and Bremer Counties (LWV) and the NAACP of Black Hawk County, including ...
TOLEDO – Just over a year after several of the same leaders held a listening session at the Meskwaki Tribal Center in August of 2025, representatives from the Iowa Environmental Council and the Harkin Institute invited community members to the meeting room at the downtown State Bank of Toledo ...
GLADBROOK – “Stay awhile – relax and feel right at home” is the motto of the soon-to-open The Gladbrook Nook, located downtown at 315 Second Street. Its 22-year-old proprietor Rachel Miner is eager to open the doors for a soft opening Saturday during trick-or-treating (5 p.m. to 8 ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success via agricultural education by bestowing the American FFA ...
TOLEDO – A Tama County Sheriff’s deputy who was placed on paid administrative leave after being arrested and charged with OWI in early September, has resigned. According to the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Heath Brown resigned effective Friday, Oct. 16. Brown, 40, of rural ...
GLADBROOK – In the wake of Family Dollar’s shuttering earlier this month, Gladbrook will soon be getting a new discount retailer – Dollar General. “We are currently finalizing our due diligence phase for a new Dollar General in Gladbrook, Iowa on East Street,” a brief email sent ...
TOLEDO – The Monday, Oct. 19, Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting started like most, with the roads report. The new county engineer, who is tenderfooted, but finding his stride, talked about blading, mowing, and repairs being done. Later, a resolution for the designation of County ...
TAMA COUNTY – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) helps lower-income households file their tax returns for free, enabling them to receive the tax credits they’ve earned. Last year, VITA volunteers assisted more than 85 families in Tama County. New volunteer tax preparers are needed to ...
November will be a month of anticipation as the bright stars and constellations of winter start to make their appearance shortly after the sky gets dark. They will be led by two of the best sights in astronomy, the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. Telescopes are usually needed to see star ...
GRUNDY COUNTY – Local nonprofits and government agencies are invited to attend a free grant guideline workshop hosted by the Grundy County Community Foundation (GCCF) on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at noon. The virtual session will help organizations prepare for GCCF’s upcoming 2027 grant ...