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Marshalltown Area United Way marks second-largest fundraising total

MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Area United Way’s Executve Director, Kendra Sorensen together with this year’s Co-Chairs, Kate Bowermaster and Kyley Leger, is proud to announce that the 2024-25 annual campaign has achieved the second-largest fundraising total in the organization’s history. ...

Red Cross searching for Central Iowa heroes

DES MOINES — The American Red Cross Northern and Central Iowa is asking for nominations of local heroes for the statewide Heroes of the Heartland event to be held in March. The prestigious annual event recognizes a select group of Iowans who have saved a life, gone above and beyond for an ...

Quail, Sparks, Van Hauen, Wiebensohn among Hawkeye December graduates

WATERLOO — The following are Hawkeye Community College fall semester graduates and their programs of study. Graduates are listed in alphabetical order by hometown. –Kole Wiebensohn, Gladbrook, Certificate-Precision Agriculture –Tara Beck, Grundy Center, Associate of Applied Science, ...

Lauren Boyer named to Wartburg Fall Term Dean’s List

WAVERLY — Wartburg College has recognized 554 students who were named to the 2024 Fall Term Dean's List including Lauren Boyer of Reinbeck. The list honors students who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above in at least four course credits during the term. Three of the four course credits ...

Marking the new year on the right foot

UNION GROVE STATE PARK – Fierce western winds certainly did not make it easy to start 2025 on the right foot with a ‘First Day Hike’ at one of Iowa’s more than 40 participating state parks and forests but several groups of hikers bravely took on the challenge last Wednesday at Union ...

Tama-Toledo Christian School hires new administrator

TAMA – After months of searching for the right candidate, the Tama-Toledo Christian School (TTCS) has a new leader following the recent hiring of administrator Tana Whitton of Ankeny and formerly of Las Vegas. “Local people were approached but they weren’t able to do it. [But] God is ...

Grundy County officials take oath of office to mark new year

GRUNDY CENTER – On Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, four Grundy County elected officials were administered the oath of office including (clockwise from top left) returning Sheriff Kirk Dolleslager (R-Wellsburg), newly-elected District 5 Supervisor Jeffrey Pabst (R-Grundy Center), returning District 3 ...