AREA – The boo crew turned out in full force this year for the Gladbrook Commercial Club’s annual Halloween activities on Saturday, Oct. 31, and also the Reinbeck Public Library’s three days of Halloween fun that began the Thursday prior. In downtown Gladbrook Saturday evening, where ...
GARWIN – Rhianna Murty (GMG Class of 2026) of the GMG FFA Chapter was recently awarded a Gold Ranking for her Beef Entrepreneurship project at the national level in the National FFA Proficiency Award Program. Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through supervised ...
TOLEDO – Pausing their pumpkin carving, candy buying, and general merriment of the spooky season, the regulars made their way to the Monday, Oct. 26 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. The meeting kicked off with the roads report saying that a lot of blading has been done and the 300 ...
GRUNDY COUNTY – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 16 counties from November 9–13, including Grundy County. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during scheduled hours. NOTE: Senator ...
REINBECK – Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Black Hawk Creek Watershed Improvement Project, will host a bioreactor and strip-till field day in Reinbeck on Thursday, Nov. 19 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Reinbeck Memorial Building Auditorium. The no-cost event is open to farmers and ...
IOWA – From the first kickoff to the final whistle, Iowa’s top teams are battling for a state title! Don’t miss a moment as Iowa PBS brings you the 2026 IHSAA Football Championships live. Iowa PBS returns for its second year of coverage of the IHSAA Football Championships, bringing ...
LA PORTE CITY – In need of music for a holiday gathering, Christmas party, or church meeting this season? The Union Carolers are now accepting bookings for events throughout eastern Iowa. The Union Carolers are an a cappella ensemble that provide about 20 minutes of holiday music for any ...
GLADBROOK – The undefeated Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels took a bulldozer to Montezuma here on Halloween Eve — burying the Braves, 66-0, in an 8-Man Round of 16 shutout to advance to the state quarterfinals. Montezuma started hot on the first drive of the game, nearly scoring a passing ...
WATERLOO – On Thursday, Oct. 22, five local candidates in contested races for the Iowa statehouse gathered at Waterloo City Hall for a 90-minute candidate forum jointly hosted by the League of Women Voters of Black Hawk and Bremer Counties (LWV) and the NAACP of Black Hawk County, including ...
TOLEDO – Just over a year after several of the same leaders held a listening session at the Meskwaki Tribal Center in August of 2025, representatives from the Iowa Environmental Council and the Harkin Institute invited community members to the meeting room at the downtown State Bank of Toledo ...