Entertainment Live music by Hope Meyer, Zen Walrus and Jens Olsen from 11-2 p.m. and The Vinyl Frontier from 2-4 p.m. There are many activities for children, including, pony rides, a petting zoo, a youth scavenger hunt with free ice cream cone for completing, and a treasure hunt in the hay. ...
Overall dryness in Iowa expanded the last week of August amid unrelenting heat and a lack of rainfall and is now worse than it’s been since March 2013, according to a recent report by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Drought conditions eclipsed their previous worst of this year, which occurred in ...
REINBECK – The Reinbeck Art Festival and Car Show is fast approaching. The date is Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Reinbeck. Bring a carload of family and friends to enjoy hours of fun for adults and children. You’ll find artists and fine crafters in City ...
MORRISON – The 2023 Pioneer Craft Fair is set for Sunday, September 10, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Grundy County Heritage Center Museum and grounds, located in Morrison. This year’s raffle is a print by Charles Freitag, titled “Morning Chores”. Tickets are available for purchase now ...
Did you know there is a local matchmaker for unwanted items? Tammy Turner, Resource Specialist with the Iowa Waste Exchange is just the person to find matches for your business’s unwanted materials (or to search for items that your organization, non-profit, or school could utilize!). The ...
GRUNDY CENTER – A seminar is being offered for those who are new to Medicare or have questions about their Medicare benefits. “Welcome to Medicare” is a Medicare program overview that will take place Thursday, September 28 from 5–6 p.m. at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Education ...
A fatal neurological disease that affects whitetail deer has become a statewide concern and is poised to rapidly become a bigger threat in parts of Iowa. That’s because chronic wasting disease has been increasingly detected in central Iowa — far away from known hotbeds of infections — ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary and the Reinbeck ALA Unit sponsored the Tama County Picnic at the Iowa Veterans Home on Saturday, Aug. 5. The units brought meatballs, cheesy potatoes, sweet corn, baked beans, various salads, tomatoes, and an assortment of pies. IVH ...
GRUNDY CENTER – A familiar face behind the lens at the Grundy County Fair has elected to hang up her camera strap after years of capturing special moments throughout the fairgrounds each July. Reinbeck resident Janet Schildroth – affectionately known as ‘Grandma Janet’ to area ...
REINBECK – Defunct Voiture 171 of the Forty & Eight for Grundy County recently donated to the Avenue of Flags and to the city of Reinbeck swimming pool bathhouse project. Pictured (left to right) Voyageurs Norm Beu, George Brubaker, Reinbeck City Clerk Julie Wilkerson, and Legionnaire ...