GLADBROOK – Patrick “Pat” Acton created his first model out of matchsticks in 1977, a church, using 500 matchsticks. This year he completed his 80th piece – Disney’s Cinderella Castle – using 607,000 matchsticks. His career total: a whopping 9,767,772 matchsticks used. He began ...
GARWIN — It’s been a longstanding goal of the Garwin Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) departments to bring their operations together under one roof in a state-of-the-art new facility for a small town, and they celebrated the near-realization of that dream with an open house on ...
AREA – The physical journey to church will soon be changing for many area Catholics. In the face of “sobering realities,” Archbishop Thomas Zinkula announced last Saturday the Archdiocese of Dubuque’s final pastorate plan to reshuffle 160 Catholic parishes across northeast Iowa ...
TOLEDO – “With the case load we had,” Stacy Koeppen, CEO and Executive Director of Tama County Public Health and Home Care, said, “we were just at the verge of breaking even, when all this started. … We had referrals flooding in, so we would’ve been coming in above by next year. ...
GARWIN – GMG Secondary (grades 7-12) hosted a highly-successful CTE Career Olympics day at the campus in Garwin on Friday, March 27, welcoming dozens of local businesses and employers for a full day of activities. The day started with an opening ceremony featuring several speakers, ...
GLADBROOK – The Tama County Pork Producers made four recent donations to local Tama County food pantries as part of Iowa Pork’s Pork in the Pantry initiative. Per a social media post March 31, “The Tama County Pork Producers donated 120 lbs of ground pork and $600 worth of pork ...
MARSHALLTOWN – GMG High School celebrated prom last Saturday, April 11, at the Midnight Ballroom in Marshalltown. The 2026 theme was ‘A Night Under the Stars’. Saturday evening began with the public Promenade at 5 p.m. featuring JR Tichy as emcee, followed by dinner and dance which ...
TOLEDO – Eide Bailly LLP recently released an audit report on Tama County, Iowa. Financial Highlights The County’s revenues totaled $27,134,250 for the year ended June 30, 2025, a 5.2% increase from 2024. Expenses for the year ended June 30, 2025, totaled $24,718,374, a 7.3% increase ...
TOLEDO – Local elected officials and community leaders across Iowa can register this spring for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s Introduction to Planning and Zoning for Local Officials, a three-hour workshop focused on land-use issues that shape development patterns, business ...
REINBECK – The Center, a 4,500-square-foot fitness facility built as a tribute to the Snow family’s deep roots in the community, will transition to new ownership effective May 1, 2026 – marking an exciting new chapter while preserving its founding legacy. Founded by Reinbeck native ...