TOLEDO – There are very few folks involved in Tama County 4-H/FFA and agriculture in general who don’t know Frank Albertsen of rural Toledo. But now, the greater population of Iowa will have the opportunity to learn all about him, too, as the county’s 2025 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame ...
GLADBROOK – The first annual Bacon Buddies Show at the Tama County Fair was held on Friday, July 18, at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook following the 4-H Swine Show with half a dozen buddies participanting. Bacon Buddies, now in its sixth year at the Iowa State Fair, “gives individuals ...
GLADBROOK - Come meet our new faces! The Gladbrook-Lincoln Ambulance Service invites the community to a meet and greet set for Aug. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during which the members of the public will have the opportunity to meet new volunteers joining the Ambulance. Catering will be ...
GRUNDY CENTER — The All-American Grundy County Fair welcomed Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig as a special guest for the first night of festivities on Monday, July 21, as he helped members of the Grundy County Farm Bureau prepare a free hamburger meal at the 1851 Pavilion and presented ...
TOLEDO – The Monday, July 21 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors went on as usual but with this week's production adding a long intermission for a closed session. The gallery mulled about in the hallway discussing what had happened so far in the show and proposing theories as to ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State University awarded 2,824 degrees to students in spring 2025. The commencement ceremonies took place May 9, 2025, at Great Southern Bank Arena. Tyler Tscherter of Reinbeck graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Marketing.
IOWA – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offers more than 200 hunter education courses each year, and now is the time to enroll before hunting seasons arrive. Hunter education is a mandatory program designed to introduce students to firearms safety and several other life-long ...
GLADBROOK - The 2025 Tama County Fair was held July 14-20 at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Despite multiple rainy days, the weather was relatively accommodating for July in Iowa. The 2025 fair's 4-H/FFA theme was 'Lasso Your Legacy.' Most of the stalls in the livestock barns were full which ...
REINBECK – All three downtown storefronts selected this year by the Reinbeck Development Committee to receive facade improvement grants have completed construction and are ready for the reveal! This week the Sun Courier is showcasing the new facade for Surly Steve’s located at 405 Main ...
GLADBROOK – Thanks to the efforts of some quick-thinking volunteers including two from Gladbrook Fire & Rescue, a Faircloth Farms Angus steer calf named S’mores is enjoying a new lease on life after ending up badly bloated on Friday, July 18, at the Tama County Fair. “Friday was a ...