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Grassley staff to hold office hours in Tama County

TAMA COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 11 Iowa counties including Tama County from April 15 –17. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views on issues important to them may stop by during the ...

Reinbeck Lions host bingo to benefit McLean family

REINBECK – The Reinbeck American Legion Hall was filled with bingo players filling their cards for a good cause last Thursday night. The Reinbeck Lions Club hosted the event at Post 242 in Reinbeck as a fundraiser for the Tom McLean family. McLean passed away in January of this year and ...

Petersen hired to lead GMG

GREEN MOUNTAIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District is hoping third time’s a charm when it comes to new superintendents this school year. Last week Monday (March 18), Kimballton native Chris Petersen, 42, was officially hired as GMG superintendent, replacing interim ...

Happy 105th Birthday to the American Legion!

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary hosted the annual Legion Birthday Party on March 18. Unit President Jeanne Paustian stated that the American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, service members and ...

Tama County candidates file for June 4 primary election

TOLEDO – Last week Friday at 5 p.m. the county filing deadline passed for the June 4 primary election. The offices of county auditor and county sheriff, as well as five seats on the county board of supervisors, will be on the Tama County primary ballot this June. Tama County Auditor Only ...

Easter Sunday Service at Reinbeck Community Church

Please join us at Reinbeck Community Church on March 31 for Easter Sunday Service. Worship begins at 9:15 a.m. Church is located at 505 Spruce Street, Reinbeck, Iowa. For more information visit: https://reinbeckcommunitychurch.org

The need to speed limit

TOLEDO – The Monday, March 18 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors was a run-of-the-mill showing of parliamentary procedure with not too much on the agenda. The engineer kicked things off, like usual, reporting about the blading that had been done and the salt shipment that they'd ...

Tommy Hexter of Grinnell is running for Iowa House District 53

GRINNELL – Tommy is the director of Grinnell Farm To Table, a local food business that connects over 35 local farmers with consumers in Poweshiek and Tama County and provides food access to 8 community food pantries in the area. He also works for Iowa Farmers Union as a rural organizer ...

Tama County Women, Land & Legacy upcoming pollinator event

Join Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) for its upcoming event, “The Birds and Bees: Pollinator Garden Habitat.” The event will be held on Tuesday, April 2 at the Toledo Public Library, 206 E. High Street in Toledo. Registration and dessert will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the ...

Gladbrook Community Foundation 2024 grant applications now available

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Community Foundation is now accepting 2024 grant applications. Gladbrook area non-profit groups and organizations are encouraged to apply. Application forms are available at Gladbrook City Hall or on the city’s website, www.gladbrook.org, under news & ...