DYSART – The sixth annual Country School Day will be held at the Dysart Historical Center’s Country School at 612 Crisman Street on Tuesday, July 23. The theme will be “A Day at An 1890’s Country School.” The teacher again this year will be Shelby Janssen who is currently a second ...
GLADBROOK – The 89th annual reunion of the descendants of Frederick and Bertha Handorf was held on Sunday, June 9, at the Gladbrook Memorial Building. Vari Nelson, President, presided over the business meeting. Twenty-four relatives were in attendance with the furthest coming from Minneapolis ...
Communication is an essential part of our lives these days. Many of us have cell phones and some of them are smarter than we want them to be. We expect people to pick up or text back right away. What would we do if the towers just stopped working or the power went out? How could we communicate ...
DES MOINES – After four years of below normal rainfall and drought conditions, the State of Iowa has returned to normal hydrologic conditions, according to the latest Water Summary Update. The last time Iowa was free from any drought designation by the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) was June ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion & Auxiliary and Peace Church are hosting an Omelet Breakfast on Sunday, June 16, from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Peace Church. Made to order omelets, hash browns, toast, juice, and coffee will be available. Cost is $12 for adults and $6 for kids aged 10 ...
TOLEDO – Early in the morning on Monday, June 3, when the roosters were still nestled in their beds and the sun had just started peaking over the treetops, the Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting began. Due to the new public ordinance passed a few weeks back, weekly meetings will now ...
TOLEDO – Following a hearing held last Thursday, accused murderer Huston William Danker’s bond will remain at $1,000,000 as originally set as part of his arrest in late April. On April 29, 2024, Danker, 26, was arrested in Cedar Rapids by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office and charged ...
WATERLOO – The following are local Hawkeye Community College spring semester graduates and their programs of study. Congratulations to all our area students! –Eli Lasley, Buckingham: AA Liberal Arts, High Honors (GPA 3.75-3.99) –Thomas Hulme, Clutier: Diploma General ...
STORM LAKE – Buena Vista University congratulates more than 400 students who graduated in Spring 2024. Local students who graduated include: -Matthew Deam of Garwin who graduated with a Master of Arts in organizational leadership. -Jordan Sherman of Gladbrook who graduated with a Bachelor ...
WAVERLY – Caleb Egesdal of Reinbeck was named to the Wartburg College Winter/May Term Dean's List. The college recognized 466 students for Winter/May Term. The list honors students who earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or above in at least five course credits during the ...