GREEN MOUNTAIN — For a few hours, the population of the unincorporated Marshall County community of Green Mountain grew exponentially on Thursday morning, July 23, as thousands of RAGBRAI riders stopped by for breakfast and rest as part of the long journey from Wednesday’s overnight in ...
GRUNDY CENTER – The All-American Grundy County Fair kicked off Monday, July 20, with the evening crowning of fair royalty. Peter O’Donnell of Grundy Center (back left) was named king, while Josey Syhlman of Dike (back right) was crowned queen. Justin Anderson (front left) and Ainslee ...
TAMA COUNTY – The hard work, creativity, and dedication of Tama County 4-H members will be on display at the Iowa State Fair this August as many local youth were selected to represent the county through their outstanding exhibits and projects. Following judging at the Tama County Fair on ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College Foundation and the Fairall Memorial Scholarship Committee celebrated with student recipients and their families following the selection of recipients for one of MCC's most prestigious scholarships. Because members of their families chose to serve ...
TOLEDO – On the morning of Monday, July 20, people gathered for the weekly Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Citizens discussed the prevalence of weeds and flowers and the beauty, annoyance, and containment of such plants during the public comment time. The meeting began with the ...
REINBECK – After failing to put a public measure for a new fire station on the ballot in 2024 due to a clerical error and then standing down in 2025 to avoid ballot competition with the Gladbrook-Reinbeck school bond referendum, construction of a new Reinbeck Fire, Rescue, and Emergency ...
TAMA COUNTY – Tama County Sheriff Casey Schmidt is ready to go big — really big — for area students. “I want this to be a completely over-the-top, special, make-a-big-deal-about-this award ceremony. Hopefully leave an impact on the kids,” Sheriff Schmidt told the newspaper earlier ...
GLADBROOK – The 2026 Tama County Fair was held July 13-19 at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook featuring the 4-H/FFA theme “Ride the Tide of Tomorrow.” The weather all week was hot and humid with temperatures in the low-90s and high dew points. The fair officially kicked off Tuesday evening, ...
AREA – Farmers from across the country are urging the federal government to expedite an investigation of the fertilizer industry as they struggle with “impossibly high input costs.” A letter from grower associations follows a slew of recent federal actions taken to address the expense ...
MADRID – Nick Helland and his father have embraced a slew of conservation practices – bioreactors, saturated buffers, cover crops and a nutrient reducing wetland — on their farm in the Greater Des Moines Watershed. Helland said he feels there has been a “shift in the culture” among ...