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Murty chosen to attend World Food Prize Global Youth Institute

Local News

DES MOINES – Green Mountain-Garwin FFA member and high school junior Rhianna Murty was selected to attend the prestigious World Food Prize Global Youth Institute this past week in Des Moines. According to the school district, she was chosen for the experience after submitting a research paper ...

Meggers fields questions ahead of Nov. 5 general election

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Ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, the Sun Courier sent a questionnaire to the only candidate running for Iowa House District 54 – incumbent Rep. Joshua Meggers, a Republican from Grundy Center. District 54 includes both Hardin and Grundy counties, and a portion of western Black Hawk ...

Doland’s previous supervisor experience called into question

Local News

TOLEDO – It may be ‘October’ but news that Mark Doland, Republican nominee for Tama County Supervisor District 4, previously resigned from his position as a Mahaska County supervisor will be no ‘surprise’ to many. In a letter to the editor printing this week (page 4), Tama County ...

A yearly tradition

Local News

TOLEDO – Ever since Kory Staff first started working as a middle school science teacher at South Tama County 24 years ago, he’s been taking seventh graders on an annual tour of the Corteva (formerly Pioneer) seed corn facility just a few blocks down the road to the west in Toledo. It’s ...

Gladbrook Senior Citizens Dinner set for Nov. 8

Local News

GLADBROOK – The Senior Dinner will be held on Friday, Nov. 8, at 11:30 a.m. at the Memorial Building. Westbrook Acres will be the host. The cost is $5 and anyone 55 and older is invited to attend. Call Jeanne to make reservations at 641-751-2039. You can also call Jeanne for a delivery.

The blazing john and the wait for claims

Tama County News

TOLEDO – Last Monday morning, as the chilly October breeze blew through town, the usual group of locals met for the week's Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. Starting off the meeting was Marty Wymore of Region 6 Resource Partners, who spoke to the supervisors about the senior public ...