GARWIN – Words on Wellness (WOW) LIVE! Is a monthly program that promotes a healthy lifestyle. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Garwin Public Library to discuss relevant topics and sample a healthy recipe. Discussion is led by Cheryl Bruene from Iowa State ...
November will be a special month in the sky. Brilliant Venus will be climbing higher out of the twilight glow and Saturn will continue to dominate the southern sky. It will be almost in line with Fomalhaut in Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish) below and the two stars on the right side of the ...
REINBECK – The Iowa DOT has recommended awarding $279,786 in State Recreational Trails funds to the Grundy County Conservation Board. With support from the lowa Northland Regional Council of Governments (INRCOG), the Grundy County Conservation Board applied for funding for the Pioneer Trail ...
DES MOINES – Green Mountain-Garwin FFA member and high school junior Rhianna Murty was selected to attend the prestigious World Food Prize Global Youth Institute this past week in Des Moines. According to the school district, she was chosen for the experience after submitting a research paper ...
Editor's note: After this story went to press, a burn ban went into effect for Tama County on Friday, Oct. 25, at 5 p.m. A severe absence of moisture this fall has been sparking a lot of work for area first responders. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, as of Thursday, Oct. 17, both ...
Ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, the Sun Courier sent a questionnaire to the only candidate running for Iowa House District 54 – incumbent Rep. Joshua Meggers, a Republican from Grundy Center. District 54 includes both Hardin and Grundy counties, and a portion of western Black Hawk ...
TOLEDO – It may be ‘October’ but news that Mark Doland, Republican nominee for Tama County Supervisor District 4, previously resigned from his position as a Mahaska County supervisor will be no ‘surprise’ to many. In a letter to the editor printing this week (page 4), Tama County ...
TOLEDO – Ever since Kory Staff first started working as a middle school science teacher at South Tama County 24 years ago, he’s been taking seventh graders on an annual tour of the Corteva (formerly Pioneer) seed corn facility just a few blocks down the road to the west in Toledo. It’s ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary met on Monday, Oct. 14. Sue Koster, Education Chairman, asked GMG’s Secondary Principal, Clyde Tarrence, to give us an update on things happening at GMG for the program. He brought along four students. The group talked about a new program ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Mike Steinmeyer, right, was recently honored for 25 years of service as Grundy County Assessor. He received his service award from Supervisor Barb Smith.