GRUNDY COUNTY – The Grundy County Community Foundation has released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the generosity, partnerships, and community investments that continue to strengthen Grundy County. The report details grants awarded, charitable funds established, and local impact made ...
TAMA COUNTY – The Tama County Community Foundation has released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the generosity, partnerships, and community investments that continue to strengthen Tama County. The report details grants awarded, charitable funds established, and local impact made ...
DES MOINES – On Monday, June 8, Democratic nominee for governor Rob Sand announced that Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer will join the ticket as candidate for lieutenant governor. “A fifth-generation family farmer and cattleman from Crawford County, Dave Muhlbauer represents the ...
TOLEDO – There was a lot of conversation, but not a lot of action at the Monday, June 1 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Everything kicked off with multiple residents of 290th Street expressing concerns about dust control on their road. The 290th bunch said they had a deal with ...
June will be an exciting month with three bright planets and the Moon putting on a show in the early evening sky. As the month begins, very bright Jupiter will be the highest with brilliant Venus below it and Mercury about twice as far to the lower right of Venus and near the western horizon. ...
TAMA – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 56th event, “Roots, Wings & Wild Things: soil health, pollinators and beneficial insects” will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at the South Tama Elementary School prairie located at 1611 Country Club Drive in Tama. ...
UNION GROVE LAKE – The Tama Pump bar and grill and the Lake & Park Holding Corporation hosted the 2026 Fishing Derby at Union Grove State Park south of Gladbrook on Saturday, June 6, from 7 a.m. to noon. For an entry fee of $25, participants were invited to fish Union Grove Lake for ...
WATERLOO – The following are Hawkeye Community College Spring 2026 graduates from the local area. –Nicole Bryant; Garwin; Practical Nursing; Diploma –Landyn Brubaker; Gladbrook; Diesel Technology; AAS –Adelyn Sienknecht; Gladbrook; Ag Business Management and Liberal Arts; AAS and ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Owen Bovenmyer of Garwin graduated magna cum laude from Mount Mercy University in May 2026 with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. Located in Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy University is the region's Catholic university.
GLADBROOK – Gladbrook is set to host the community’s much-anticipated 104th annual Corn Carnival town festival beginning next week on Thursday, June 11, and lasting through Sunday morning. The newspaper recently connected with the Corn Carnival Committee via email by way of member Megan ...