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Tama County Fair Queen Applications Available

Miss Frances Jackson, 2021 Tama County Fair Queen has been representing Tama County at fair activities, parades and other activities throughout the year. Her Reign will soon be coming to an end. Frances, daughter of Matt and Ann Jackson of rural Garwin has participated in a wide variety of ...

4-H Youth Programs Open To All

Tama County 4-H is excited to offer these summer programs to all youth of Tama County. On Their Own and OK Those who have completed grades 4-6 will spend the day learning about what they can do when they are home alone for a short period of time. We will talk about safety and how to handle ...

Master Gardener floral arranging series sparks creativity in the community

Registration is open for Floral Arranging with the Tama County Master Gardeners and Iowa State University. The Iowa Master Gardener Program with Tama County Extension and Outreach will host a new Floral Arranging series including hands-on instruction with renowned floral expert, Dan Brabec. ...

Tama County Vietnam Veterans journey to D.C. as part of Waterloo Honor Flight

For a trio of Tama County Vietnam Veterans, Wednesday, May 11, will certainly remain in their hearts and minds as a day of both joy and somber reflection – the day each man visited Washington, D.C. for both the very first time and as a member of the 27th Sullivan Hartogh Davis Cedar Valley ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Green Mountain-Garwin hold Commencement

Both the Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Green Mountain-Garwin high schools held Commencement for the Class of 2022 this past Sunday, May 15, in their respective gymnasiums. A separate story by Margaret Thomsen detailing GMG’s ceremony will be featured in next week’s edition of the Sun ...

Gladbrook to hold Memorial Day Services

The Gladbrook/Lincoln area Memorial Day Services will be held on Monday, May 30. The Avenue of Flags Committee, which includes members of the Gladbrook American Legion & Auxiliary and Lincoln AMVETS coordinate the services. The public is invited to attend all of the services on Memorial ...

Otter Creek Lake and Park campgrounds reopen

In an update to a decision made during the regular board meeting held on Wednesday, May 4, to keep Otter Creek Park campgrounds closed, the Tama County Board of Conservation reversed course on Thursday, May 12, in an emergency meeting held by Zoom – voting in favor of reopening the ...

GMG students set to earn MCC degree before high school diploma

It’s not often that a high school student will earn a college degree before receiving his/her high school diploma, but fifty area seniors are on track to do just that. Earning your high school diploma may seem like a common accomplishment. The fact that such a high number of area high ...

American Legion Auxiliary to distribute poppies

Ladies of the Reinbeck American Legion Auxiliary Unit #242 will be distributing poppies to the public Friday, May 20, on Main street in the morning. We ask people to wear a Poppy as a way to honor the fallen and support the living who have worn our nation's uniform in military service. Proceeds ...

Corn Carnival Kiddies Parade start planning now

The Gladbrook Corn Carnival Kiddies Parade will be held on Thursday, June 16, at 6:30 p.m. The six categories this year are: “A Century of Celebrations” (theme of the 100th Corn Carnival); Comics, Cartoons & Movie themes; Patriotic; Bikes & Trikes; Advertising, and ...