TOLEDO – Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach Tama County recently released its annual Impact Report demonstrating significant contributions across youth development, financial security, and agricultural stewardship. The report highlights how research-backed programs provided ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Wrenley was the most popular name for newborn girls who entered the world at Mercy Medical Center’s Birthplace in 2025, while Liam was the top name for baby boys born at Mercy this year. Top names for 2025 Top 3 girls names: 1-Wrenley 2-Olivia 3-Evelyn Top 3 boys ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — ”If you want to learn about indigenous people, go talk to them.” That was the advice Suzanne Buffalo shared as the tribe’s cultural center and museum was open for special weekend hours on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in conjunction with National Tribal Museums Day. ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Iowa welcomed home its fallen hero on a somber Christmas Eve as the body of Iowa Army National Guard Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel “Nate” Howard, 29, a Class of 2014 Marshalltown High School graduate who was killed in an ISIS terrorist attack while serving in Palmyra, ...
MARSHALLTOWN – The funeral service for Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel “Nate” Howard was held on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at the Marshalltown High School Roundhouse. Hundreds of citizens and uniformed soldiers gathered inside to honor the slain Iowa National Guardsman, who was killed in ...
GARWIN – The Garwin Enrichment League (GEL) held its 3rd annual Soup with Santa event on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, welcoming roughly 30 area children to the shelter house in City Park for a delicious meal and a chance to share their wish lists with Santa. Both before and after the arrival ...
TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H clubs proudly joined forces with the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation to participate in this season’s Ignite the Spirit program, bringing holiday cheer and essential food support to local schools and communities. Toledo Techs, Garwin Roughriders, Buckingham ...
TOLEDO – It’s the start of the political season and Lindsay James, Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 2nd congressional district – which includes Tama and Grundy counties – showed up for her planned campaign event Dec. 13, 2025, at the Toledo Public Library despite near whiteout ...
IOWA – Eligible Iowa households can receive a monthly allotment to spend on certain food items at the grocery store throughout the summer now that Iowa plans to participate in the federal summer feeding program. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, the decision to ...
DOVER, Del. – On Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) attended a solemn transfer of remains at Dover Air Force Base for two Iowa National Guard members killed in Syria: Sgt. William Nathaniel “Nate” Howard of Marshalltown and Sgt. Edgar Torres-Tovar of Des Moines. ...