MARSHALLTOWN – Legionnaires and Auxiliary members from across Tama County pictured Saturday, Aug. 1, during the Iowa Veterans Home annual picnic in Marshalltown. The picnic served close to 100 residents this year.
TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health and Home Care is grateful to be a recipient of a $1,000 grant from the American Legion of Iowa Foundation. The grant will support the agency’s rural health bridge project, which provides education and in-home support services to maternal health families, ...
TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting took little time as they moved swiftly through the agenda. First up was the roads report; among other things, they are cutting brush, shouldering, mowing, and ditching. Termination letters were approved to be sent to the ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will host a program on the USS Honolulu during World War II on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. This event is free and open to the public. Don Paustian presents a fascinating program on the USS ...
August will be an exciting month in the sky. We will be able to observe three of the best sights in astronomy. One can be seen by everyone, but one can be seen only if you travel, and one can be only partially seen. The first one will be a meteor shower that occurs when a noticeable number of ...
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. “July will be remembered for its warm temperatures and high dew ...
REINBECK – The small community of Reinbeck – population roughly 1,600 – more than went the distance for RAGBRAI riders as the official Day 5 lunch stop on Thursday, July 23, masterfully welcoming thousands upon thousands of people to its downtown corridor during a 10-hour ...
MORRISON – One of the tiniest towns RAGBRAI passed through last week on its seven-day sojourn across Iowa was the Grundy County community of Morrison, population right around 100. As RAGBRAI made its way through the hamlet on Thursday, July 23, as part of the Day 5 route between ...
Further coverage of the 53rd RAGBRAI's visit to Reinbeck can be found here.
MARSHALLTOWN – With thousands of RAGBRAI riders descending upon Marshalltown throughout the day Wednesday, July 22, a few hundred of them convened at the home of Jeff and Misty Bunn for an emotional and moving dedication ceremony for their son, the late Iowa Army National Guard SSgt. William ...