GRUNDY COUNTY – April 27 through May 4, 2025, marks National Soil and Water Conservation Week. This annual celebration reminds us of Grundy County’s most valuable resource – our fertile topsoil. The Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is actively promoting soil ...
GLADBROOK – For over 100 years, the American Legion Auxiliary has sponsored Poppy Days to remind America that millions have sacrificed their lives and health to keep our nation strong and free. On Friday, May 9, members of the Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary will be distributing ...
GLADBROOK – Gladbrook Legion Auxiliary members, please join us as we host our annual Mothers Tea on Monday, May 12, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building. The State, District, and County Presidents will be our guests. There will be a memorial service and membership awards passed ...
GLADBROOK – Sixteen members of Alpha Study Club met at the home of Deb Wentzien on April 22. Deb opened the meeting with Roll Call which consisted of telling about our spring cleaning tips. If we couldn't think of any and many of us couldn't, Deb had some humorous ones for us to read. After ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Women’s Club met on February 13 with the program given by Rose Russell on the Prayer Shawl Ministry known as HANDS, Hope and Needles Doing Service. The ministry was started in 2011 with 40 or more attending throughout the years. A little less than 2000 shawls have ...
REINBECK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck CSD is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age or disability, ...
TOLEDO – Tama County is in need of a new Zoning Administrator. With an overcast sky abundant with heavy clouds, the weekly Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting this past Monday was well attended with a possible closed session on the agenda – a session that instead remained wide open ...
Sun Courier Note: This story will publish in the Friday, May 2 print edition of the newspaper. TOLEDO – And then there were four. Last week, Tama County added two more lawsuits to its docket, bringing the total number of petitions filed against the County in recent months to at least four. ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Community Foundation (TCCF) held its 2025 grant awards celebration at the Wieting Theatre in Toledo on April 10, announcing the distribution of $181,754.01 to 33 projects of organizations serving Tama County through its 2025 grant cycle. Grant recipient, ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who received child pornography was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. John Thomas Carstensen, age 50, of Gladbrook received the prison term after a Nov. 12, 2024 guilty plea to one count of receipt of child pornography. In a plea agreement, Carstensen admitted ...