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Naig tours water-quality conservation projects in Tama, Grundy counties

AREA – State and local conservation leaders gathered in rural Tama and Grundy counties on Wednesday, March 4, to highlight ongoing efforts aimed at improving Iowa’s water quality through a combination of agricultural conservation practices and partnerships between private industry, ...

Murty, Werner announced as 2026 Tama SWCD scholarship winners

TOLEDO – Each year, Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) partners with Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) to help foster the higher education endeavors of Iowa high school seniors beginning college studies in natural resources or agriculture. Tama SWCD selects one applicant to ...

Grundy County Heritage Museum open house set for March 29

MORRISON – The annual Grundy County Heritage Museum Open House will take place on Sunday, March 29, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the museum located at 204 Fourth St. in Morrison. The event is free and open to the public. Come and tour the museum and enjoy free refreshments. Special guest ...

Supervisors take action on PTO

TOLEDO – Discourse during the Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, March 2, was mainly centered around two hand-in-hand agenda items regarding the county switching from paid sick/vacation leave to paid time off (PTO). Chairman Mark Doland kicked off the conversation on the ...

Tama County Women, Land & Legacy to host upcoming fruit tree pruning event

CHELSEA – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 55th event, “Branch to Bounty: Fruit Tree Pruning.” It will be held on Monday, March 23, at the Ellen and Tom Upah farmstead, 2602 320th Street in rural Chelsea. Registration will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the presentation ...

Honky tonk highway

REINBECK – With their sound continuing to strike a chord far beyond Iowa’s music circuit, local favorite Katie and the Honky Tonks are hitting the highways and byways of America on tour next month — before bringing it all back home to Reinbeck’s The Dig Inn for a free show. Ahead ...

Garwin: Built by Generations

GARWIN – The following was posted to social media last month by the Garwin Enrichment League. The newspaper is publishing the full post as a courtesy to our readers. The Garwin Enrichment League, a 501(c)(3) organization, is a group of community members who plan, organize, and fundraise for ...