March will be an interesting month in the sky. Very bright Jupiter will be unmistakable in the western sky, and fast-moving Mercury will make its best evening appearance for the year during the last half of the month. Look for it in the early evening, low in the western sky to the lower right ...
On February 8 the Gladbrook Women’s Club traveled to the Meskwaki Cultural Center in Tama. After looking through the museum, Jonathan Buffalo gave a presentation. He told us of the Meskwaki Creation History. He explained how they traveled to Iowa, bought land, and became a settlement that has ...
GLADBROOK – The first Senior Citizens Dinner of 2024 will be held on Friday, March 15, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Gladbrook Methodist Church. Please note this is the third Friday instead of the second Friday. You can dine in or deliveries are available. Call Jeanne to make reservations at ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present "Tales of a Local Undertaker" on Wednesday, March 13, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo, Iowa. Marty Mitchell will highlight local traditions and the reasons why people have funerals, along with the ...
Spring is nearly here! This past month, we've been hard at work visiting preschools and nursing homes, planning summer camps, working with 4-H to educate youth in the Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP), assisting with winter day camps, and more. March Upcoming Programs –Knee-High ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – A Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) elementary teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave. According to Central Rivers AEA Chief Joel Pedersen, who acted as GMG Interim-Superintendent from Jan. 11 through Feb. 14, the teacher, who is not being identified as no criminal ...
WATERLOO — A young Marshalltown boys bowling team which includes two GMG bowlers couldn’t maintain a strong start, finishing eighth in the Class 3A state team tournament at Cadillac XBC on Monday night. The Bobcats finished seventh in the 15-Baker pre-bracket play with 2,901 pins. In ...
TRAER – A rural Traer woman has been arrested and charged with first degree murder in the 2021 death of her husband. It’s been just over two-and-a-half years since Ryan Cooper, 42, was found dead at his rural Traer residence in the early morning hours of June 18, 2021, following a ...
Eight Ukrainian citizens visited the Iowa Veterans Home on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The visit was made possible through Global Ties Iowa, an Iowa City nonprofit organization dedicated to diplomacy. Commandant Todd Jacobus said the day began with a tour of the IVH campus. In the afternoon, they met ...
MORRISON – The annual Heritage Museum Open House will take place on Sunday, March 3, 2024 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Grundy County Heritage Museum at 204 Fourth Street in Morrison, Iowa. This is a free event. Come and tour the museum and enjoy free refreshments Special guest speaker, ...