GRUNDY CENTER – For Kinzee Hemann, a rising junior at Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School, this summer’s county fair season has been nothing short of extraordinary. A longtime 4-H and FFA member, Hemann showed four pigs at the Grundy County Fair last month and came away with some ...
TOLEDO – Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce Abe Dieleman of rural Toledo and Ryan Hosek of rural Traer have been selected to each receive a $1,000 local college scholarship through the SWCD’s outreach programming. Dieleman is a Green ...
AMES – Lauren Keller of rural Gladbrook was awarded the 4-H Art & Design 4-H Scholarship through the Iowa 4-H Foundation at the recognition ceremony held Sunday, June 29 in Ames. As a part of the ceremony, 115 Iowa 4-H scholarships valued at over $121,850 were awarded. Over 450 ...
Grundy County livestock exhibitor, Delany Schafer, is pictured here with the Market Beef Champion and will advance to the finale in Oskaloosa this Sunday.
IOWA – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently announced construction is starting on a “batch and build” water quality project in Grundy and Tama Counties. This project, led by Heartland Co-op, will include the installation of 14 saturated buffers and four bioreactors. These ...
LYONS, Neb. — As solar energy projects continue to grow across the U.S., a fact sheet from the Center for Rural Affairs outlines how new development can be designed to protect soil health, reduce erosion, and maintain long-term agricultural productivity. The newly released fact sheet, ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — The Iowa Environmental Council, The Harkin Institute and the Iowa Farmers Union are partnering to host 15 listening sessions throughout Iowa this summer to explore the state’s high cancer rates. Anyone that has been impacted by cancer, or just wants to learn more about ...
GRUNDY CENTER – The Grundy County Fair Board successfully hosted the 2025 All-American Grundy County Fair last week beginning Monday, July 21, on the fairgrounds in Grundy Center. “A huge shoutout to our amazing 4-H, FFA, and Clover Kids – you poured your hearts into your animals, ...
Sun Courier Note: This story will publish in the Friday, Aug. 8 print edition of the newspaper. TOLEDO - This week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting saw a pivotal turn in the epic wind turbine saga. After years of fighting, litigation, and back-and-forth, the supervisors agreed to ...
DES MOINES – Six Iowa farm families will be recognized as recipients of the 2025 Way We Live Award at the Iowa State Fair including the family of the late Kenneth Hatch who farm west of Gladbrook. Nominations for the annual award include descriptions of how living on the farm and choosing ...