TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present a program on Meskwaki Bulrush and Cattail Weaving on Wednesday, October 9, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. For generations, Meskwaki women wove cattails panels and bulrush mats for practical and ...
WATERLOO - The following are Hawkeye Community College summer graduates and their programs of study. Area students graduating from Hawkeye this summer include: Gavin Purvis, of Garwin, Network Administration and Engineering, Associate of Applied Science; Hannah Vaverka, of Gladbrook, ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin Board of Education appointed and promptly swore in its newest member this week, rural Garwin resident Rod Claassen. While Claassen was the only interested individual to show up at the regular board meeting held in Green Mountain on Monday, five ...
GARWIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District’s 2024 Homecoming Royalty and Attendants were recently announced and include (front row, l-r) freshman attendant Jacoby Woodbury, junior attendant Jay Bessman (attendant), King candidates Connor Rahn, Grady Dieleman, Colin ...
TOLEDO – It seems turbulence has yet again hit the highly controversial Salt Creek Wind project. For at least 15 years, a commercial wind energy project going by the name of Salt Creek Wind has been in some stage of development in central Tama County by either Wind Capital Group (prior to ...
REINBECK — Reinbeck has an exciting festival planned on Sept. 21. The Festival is unique in that it offers a wide variety of arts and activities to please people of all ages and interests. There will be cars, quilts, art, music and more. The Car Show, located on Broad Street and Main, ...
TAMA – Construction at Tama-Toledo Christian School was in full swing late last month when the newspaper stopped by for an update. From the framing of the first floor to exterior brickwork, the former Catholic church building on Oswego Street was teeming with activity. "The beginning of ...
TRAER – The Traer Civil War Reenactment Committee along with Tama County Conservation is proud to announce and host The Battle of the Wilderness beginning Friday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 22, at T.F. Clark Park in rural Traer. The Battle of the Wilderness was fought May 5-7, 1864, in ...
TOLEDO – As the dew was thick and wet on the morning grass, the usual bunch of partygoers spent their Tuesday morning last week (moved from the usual Monday due to the Labor Day holiday) viewing the Tama County Board of Supervisors' meeting. After 15 minutes of silence due to no one in ...
DES MOINES - Champions were named in the Dairy Goat Show judged Aug. 16 and 17 at the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Area results below: DAIRY GOAT ALPINE 005 - 1 Year & Under 2 Years Old, Not in Milk 8 James Gethmann Gladbrook 164 - 5 Months & Under 6 Months Old -- born in February ...