GLADBROOK – Folks from near and far heeded the call last week – with the corn shucked by a small army of volunteers, hundreds of people came to Gladbrook across four days for the 104th annual Corn Carnival celebration. The 2026 Corn Carnival kicked into gear on the evening of Thursday, ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary and Jr. Auxiliary hosted a Community Flag Day Program at Westbrook Acres on Monday, June 15. Juniors Alaney Sienknecht and Kinley Miller passed out little American flags, and Caden Savage passed out the songbooks. Pianist Sue Koster played ...
REINBECK – Sammy Rose has read 1,000 books before kindergarten! Sammy, 4, and her family love visiting the Reinbeck Public Library and filling their BIG bag with fun books to read – often checking out at least 20 at a time! Sammy's favorite books as of late are “Big Dogs, Little ...
BELLE PLAINE – Iowa Rep. Derek Wulf (R-Hudson) will be Republican governor candidate Zach Lahn’s running mate in the 2026 election, Lahn’s campaign announced Friday, June 12. Wulf, a fourth-generation farmer who has served two terms in the Iowa House representing District 76 which ...
AREA – Severe storms with wind gusts in excess of 70 mph led to area power outages last Thursday, June 11. “The severe weather front that passed through Tama County on Thursday morning, June 11, produced high-velocity winds that caused damage to the Traer-Dysart transmission line owned by ...
MORRISON – The tiny but ever-so-mighty Grundy County community of Morrison successfully hosted the official RAGBRAI route inspection pre-ride just ahead of lunchtime on Thursday, June 4, welcoming some 30 people to town including ride director Matt Phippen. “[The pre-ride] has been ...
GLADBROOK — Always a parade chairman but never a parade marshal — until this year, that is! In an exciting twist, the Gladbrook Corn Carnival Committee has named Keith and Jo Anne Sash as the grand marshals of the 2026 Grand Parade set for this Friday, June 12, at 6:30 p.m. Keith recently ...
REINBECK – In late April, Jakoby Schumacher achieved his goal of reading 1,000 books before kindergarten at the Reinbeck Public Library. Jakoby’s favorite people to read with are his mom and dad. Two of his favorite things are reading and monster trucks, so it was perfect that his ...
TOLEDO – A now former Tama County jailer has been arrested and charged with two counts of second degree sexual abuse, both Class B felonies, over events that allegedly occurred in 2023. On Monday, the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested 21-year-old Clayton Killian, who was ...
TOLEDO – Tama County citizens, friends and families are invited to a celebration of word, patriotic music, and dance set for this Sunday, June 14, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.. The event is being organized by many talented local citizens in recognition of Flag Day/America’s 250 birthday. Bring ...