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Local students named to Hawkeye Community College Fall 2024 Dean’s List

WATERLOO – Hawkeye Community College announces the Dean's List for the Fall 2024 semester. The Dean's List is an official recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by full-time students. To make the Dean’s List, an individual must be a full-time student and successfully complete 12 ...

Habitual offender arrested, charged with area American Legion burglaries

TOLEDO — A Marshalltown man with an extensive rap sheet has been arrested and charged by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the late December burglaries of the Garwin and Gladbrook American Legions as well as a Jan. 2 robbery at the Tama-Toledo Eagles Club. Convicted ...

Tama County’s Cordt Holub advances in Farm Bureau Discussion Meet

WEST DES MOINES – Cordt Holub of Tama County has been named a semi-finalist in the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer Conference Discussion Meet. Unlike a debate, the Discussion Meet promotes an exchange of ideas and explores solutions to key challenges facing agriculture. Participants are ...

Pioneer Trail coming to Reinbeck

REINBECK – With great excitement the Pioneer Trail will soon be coming to Reinbeck. Throughout the last couple of years, a lot of effort has been put into this announcement by the Grundy County Conservation Board and the Grundy County Heritage Foundation. 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of ...

Swaying into the livestream

TOLEDO – Citizens awoke on Monday, Jan. 13, to a winter morning covered in frost. Braving the chilly air in knit caps and mittens, the usual group made their way to the week's supervisors meeting. The public comment time kicked off the meeting with last week's wind moratorium being the ...

News & notes from the Gladbrook Women’s Club

The Gladbrook Women’s Club Sept. meeting was held on Thursday, Sept. 12 with Mary Jane Schaeferle presenting the program about her husband, “Doc” Schaeferle. He loved all kinds of music, singing, and playing instruments. After an accident as a child, needing stitches, he knew he wanted to ...

Free volunteer income tax prep available to Tama County residents

TOLEDO – Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is again available in Tama County, according to Cheryl Bruene of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The service is only possible thanks to the efforts of dedicated local volunteers, and begins in early February In addition, ...

Ag Pest Control Course set for Feb. 12

TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Tama County will host an Ag Pest Control Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The program, provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP), is ...

Herink family funds $5,000 scholarship to Coe College

TRAER – Thanks to the late Ernie and Margaret Herink of Traer, North Tama High School seniors will now have one more sizable scholarship opportunity. The Herink family is offering a North Tama senior a $5,000 scholarship to attend Coe College in Cedar Rapids. The scholarship – available ...