TAMA – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 56th event, “Roots, Wings & Wild Things: soil health, pollinators and beneficial insects” will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at the South Tama Elementary School prairie located at 1611 Country Club Drive in Tama. ...
UNION GROVE LAKE – The Tama Pump bar and grill and the Lake & Park Holding Corporation hosted the 2026 Fishing Derby at Union Grove State Park south of Gladbrook on Saturday, June 6, from 7 a.m. to noon. For an entry fee of $25, participants were invited to fish Union Grove Lake for ...
WATERLOO – The following are Hawkeye Community College Spring 2026 graduates from the local area. –Nicole Bryant; Garwin; Practical Nursing; Diploma –Landyn Brubaker; Gladbrook; Diesel Technology; AAS –Adelyn Sienknecht; Gladbrook; Ag Business Management and Liberal Arts; AAS and ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Owen Bovenmyer of Garwin graduated magna cum laude from Mount Mercy University in May 2026 with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. Located in Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy University is the region's Catholic university.
GLADBROOK – Gladbrook is set to host the community’s much-anticipated 104th annual Corn Carnival town festival beginning next week on Thursday, June 11, and lasting through Sunday morning. The newspaper recently connected with the Corn Carnival Committee via email by way of member Megan ...
REINBECK – A three-way Republican primary race for retiring Grundy County District 4 Supervisor Mark A. Schildroth’s seat was overwhelmingly won Tuesday evening by Barry Ehrig of rural Grundy Center, according to unofficial results posted to the Iowa secretary of state’s ...
TOLEDO - The Republican nomination for Tama County Treasurer will be decided by convention after no candidate reached the 35% threshold required under Iowa law during Tuesday's primary election. Incumbent Amanda Kriegel received the most votes in the four-way Republican primary with 493 votes, ...
CLUTIER – Built nearly 125 years ago, Clutier's Z.C.B.J. Hall still stands on the north side of town as a testament to both its superior workmanship and the community's Czech pride. But nothing lasts forever, and the Zapadne Ceska Bratrska Jednota (Z.C.B.J.) Lodge No. 104 membership is ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary and Jr. Auxiliary will be hosting a Flag Day service on Monday, June 15, at 2 p.m. June 14 is Flag Day and it commemorates the adoption of the American flag on that day in 1777. Americanism Chr. Lisa Reinhard will emcee the program. The ...
IOWA – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “Nearly all of Iowa’s corn and soybeans are now planted, thanks ...