TOLEDO – As the Democrats claimed extraordinary victories nationwide Tuesday night in the midterm general election — including capturing both chambers of Congress by healthy margins and flipping several governor’s seats, including Iowa and Texas — a group of Tama County residents was ...
GRUNDY COUNTY – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 16 counties from November 9–13, including Grundy County. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during scheduled hours. NOTE: Senator ...
REINBECK – Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Black Hawk Creek Watershed Improvement Project, will host a bioreactor and strip-till field day in Reinbeck on Thursday, Nov. 19 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Reinbeck Memorial Building Auditorium. The no-cost event is open to farmers and ...
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 ...
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 ...
MORRISON – Bridge replacement work that began this past May one mile west of Morrison on Iowa 175 is now mostly complete with the roadway reopening to traffic last Friday, Oct. 16, around 5 p.m. “[B]oth lanes of the roadway are open,” Resident Construction Engineer Jenny Hoskins, PE, ...
AREA – The upcoming General Election set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, will feature a somewhat unusual race for Iowa Senate District 27. Up until recently, Republican state Sen. Annette Sweeney of Iowa Falls, the incumbent, was the only candidate in the race after she defeated her primary ...
Annette Sweeney, Republican candidate for Senate District 27 Annette Sweeney, 68, is an Iowa native who was raised on her family’s third-generation farm near Buckeye, and now resides in Iowa Falls with her husband Dave. The Sweeneys have two adult sons. She received a B.S.Ed. in English and ...
Ben Robertson, Write-in Candidate for Senate District 27 Ben Robertson, 59, is an Iowa native whose grandfather farmed in Grundy County for more than 75 years. He is adopted, one of 11 siblings in total, and from a mixed marriage. He lives in rural Reinbeck on a farm along with his wife. ...
REINBECK – The Reinbeck Community Church is excited to be hosting a wonderful gospel quartet, Higher Power Quartet, on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 3 p.m. The concert will be held at the church located at 505 Spruce Street in Reinbeck. There is no admission to the concert. A freewill offering will be ...