TRAER – Is your balance not as good as it used to be? Worried about falling? We have a solution for you! Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention is a gentle exercise that helps improve strength, balance, coordination, and flexibility. It’s a relaxing form of movement that comes from ...
PELLA – Central College recognizes students each semester who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement by naming them to the Dean's List. Earning this honor is: Sophia Folkerts, Reinbeck, in the Class of 2026. This distinction is reserved for those who have earned a semester ...
STORM LAKE – Buena Vista University congratulates more than 560 students who were named to the Fall 2025 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the semester. Local honorees include: –Haven Bovenmyer of ...
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 ...