TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting – rescheduled from Monday, July 13, to Tuesday, July 14, due to Meskwaki Proclamation Day – was quick and to the point. The meeting kicked off with the roads report – they are mowing, fixing washouts, ditching, and ...
WATERLOO – Hawkeye Community College is holding a series of Instant Enrollment Days for anyone interested in beginning college classes this fall. The first one is Tuesday, July 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Hawkeye Center on Hawkeye’s Main Campus, 1501 E. Orange Rd, Waterloo, Iowa. During ...
GLADBROOK – After winning princess honors at last year’s county fair, Belle Werner of Toledo was crowned the 2026 Tama County Fair Queen Tuesday evening, July 14, at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Werner was vying for the honor alongside fellow candidates Kenzie Bartel of rural ...
REINBECK – Jovie Brown loves to read and recently joined her big brother Josiah in achieving the prestigious 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Challenge at the Reinbeck Public Library. Jovie’s deep love of reading leads her to read just about ANYWHERE, including sitting in her doll ...
TRAER – Kevin Wood, a North Tama Class of 1974 alumnus, will present a concert at the Traer Public Library’s Kupka Cultural Center on Thursday, Aug. 6, beginning at 5 p.m. Joining him at the piano will be Mark Forbis, a 1978 graduate of Reinbeck High School. Wood continues his lifelong ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — On July 13, 1857, the Meskwaki Nation, Iowa’s only resident tribe, purchased the first 80 acres of a Settlement that has grown to encompass over 8,000 acres in west central Tama County from Isaac Butler, and since 1992, the date has been commemorated as a Meskwaki ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Edward Eggleston, left, was recently honored for five years of service to Grundy County. County Engineer Jeff Skalberg, right, presented Eggleston with his service award.
GLADBROOK – Every spring, approximately 25,000 young women across the country are selected to attend the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program in their respective states This spring, the Gladbrook Legion Auxiliary selected Kenzie Bartel of Green Mountain, a junior at GMG High School, ...
MORRISON – Registration for Grundy County Conservation’s 2026 Hunter Education course is now open. The class is set for Thursday, July 30, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will take place at the Grundy County Heritage Museum in Morrison. Class size is limited to 30 students. There will be live ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Owen Bovenmyer of Garwin was recently named to Mount Mercy University's Spring 2026 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List.