TRAER – Next weekend, Jan. 16-17, the trails in and around Namakagon (Namekagon) Lake in northwestern Wisconsin near the town of Cable will echo once again with the sound of the late Ryan “Lil Coop” Cooper’s snowmobile as Aaron Cooper takes the helm of his older brother’s beloved ...
IRVINE PRAIRIE – Under a pristinely blue winter sky and amid pleasantly brisk temperatures, local conservationist Cathy Irvine breathed new life into the mostly-forgotten New Year’s Day tradition of farmers checking fences and walking property lines by leading the newspaper on a ‘First ...
NEWTON COUNTY, Ark. — After being missing for 18 days, the body of Garwin resident Nicholas Collins has been found. An Arkansas State Trooper with the Emergency Response Team found Collins on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Newton County, Ark. According to a press release by the Newton County ...
GRUNDY CENTER – On Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, the Grundy County Board of Supervisors held the annual reorganizational meeting. During the meeting, District 2 Supervisor Heidi Nederhoff (R-Wellsburg) was again appointed chairperson, while District 1 Supervisor LJ Kopsa (R-Beaman) was appointed ...
GRUNDY CENTER – During the Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, reorganizational meeting of the Grundy County Board of Supervisors, Lori K. Kruse was appointed County Treasurer by the board to fill the vacancy left by now-former county treasurer Brenda J. Noteboom who resigned effective Dec. 31, 2025. Kruse ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Grundy County District 3 Supervisor Vic Vandehaar (R-Dike), right, was recently honored for five years of service to Grundy County. Chairperson Heidi Nederhoff, left, presented Vandehaar with his award.
TOLEDO – The final Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting for 2025 was held on Monday, Dec. 29, and was over and done within a mere 15 minutes. The rocket ship of a meeting started like always with Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske giving his weekly report. He stated they hauled sand to ...
WATERLOO – MercyOne Waterloo Birth Center’s first birth of 2026 was recently announced. “Please join us in congratulating Kimberly, Nathan and family on the arrival of baby Calvin,” MercyOne wrote on social media on Jan. 3. “Calvin was born on January 2, 2026, at 6:49 a.m., marking ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently announced the promotion of Nic Pottebaum to Legislative Director, who assumed the role on Jan. 1, 2026. Grassley’s outgoing Legislative Director, James Rice, will depart at the end of the month after 25 years in Grassley’s office. ...
DYSART – William “Bil” Zak made what he thought would be a simple stop for coffee and a quick check of his lottery tickets at a gas station in Vinton on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, while on his way to a pheasant hunt. He ended up leaving the store $1,000,004 richer. “I ...