GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Auxiliary hosted the December Sr. Dinner in the Festival of Trees at the City Center on Dec. 1. Between deliveries and in-house participants, 53 enjoyed the turkey dinner with all the trimming. Before and after the meal many loved walking through the trees and ...
DES MOINES – It’s hard to have a happy holiday if you’re arrested for drunk driving. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with law enforcement across Iowa to urge drivers to think twice before drinking and driving. December 15 – January 1, 2024, drivers will see ...
OTTER CREEK – Curtis Behrens was recently hired as Tama County’s next Conservation Director, replacing former director Stephen Mayne who resigned in August. And while Behrens has only been in the position since Nov. 6, he said he’s ready to put the focus of his department back on ...
TAMA COUNTY – Entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is going all in on “overperforming” at the upcoming Iowa Caucus, and he stopped at Tama County’s La Terraza Mexican Grill in Toledo on Monday, Nov. 20 as part of that effort to reach new voters and touch on ...
Following the official first and second canvass of the Nov. 7 city and school elections in Tama County, the winner of several city government races including in the communities of Garwin, Tama, Clutier, and Vining. Garwin In Garwin, no one filed to run for the two-year term council vacancy. ...
TRAER – The American Legion Auxiliary, Kubik-Finch Unit No. 142 is pleased to sponsor a Humanities Iowa educational program on Thursday, Dec. 7 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Traer Public Library. Jeff Stein, a Toledo, Iowa native, will screen his documentary, “From the Battlefront to the ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Auxiliary members met on Nov. 27 and made popcorn balls for the Santa Sacks. The group made 400 balls. Trudi Scott made caramel corn for the Westbrook Acres Santa Sacks. The Santa Sacks were handed out at the Gladbrook Tree Lighting by Santa Claus in the Festival of ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Caden Kickbush of Reinbeck graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems this past July. Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, nonprofit university providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs ...
HUDSON - A Very Dairy Christmas, Hansen's Dairy's annual holiday event, is set for Dec. 9, at Hansen's Dairy Tour Center in Hudson. Guests can choose from two sessions: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. or 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Only 75 tickets will be sold for each session. Tickets are $20 for ages 13 and ...
Grant applications can now be submitted to the Tama County Community Foundation for the 2024 grant cycle, with a submission deadline at 5 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2024. Grants are awarded to projects within the program areas of arts and culture, community betterment, education and youth development, ...