GARWIN – Jeep enthusiasts from around the state including Dustin Serafin of La Porte City descended upon the Oak Ridge MX Track south of Garwin last weekend for the annual Iowa All Breeds Jeep Show with a wide range of special activities, camping and food vendors on the scene. Oak Ridge MX ...
TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting started off with the pistol shot of contentious discord in the leadup to a unanimous decision to approve all actions on the agenda pertaining to the Salt Creek Wind Phase II project. Hours ahead of the vote on Monday, Sept. 22, ...
DYSART – The Tama County Cancer Committee (formerly Relay for Life) will be sponsoring a fundraising drive-by beefburger event at the Dysart Lions Club concessions stand located in Dysart City Park on Sunday, October 19, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Beefburgers, chips, cookie/bar, and a ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society has canceled its planned “6-on-6 Girls Basketball in Iowa” program set to take place on Oct. 8 in Toledo due to a scheduling conflict on the part of the presenter.
GRUNDY CENTER – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, announced on Monday, Sept. 29, her Small Business of the Week as 319 Decor & Design located in downtown Grundy Center. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize ...
KANSAS CITY — U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on Thursday, Sept. 25, plans to boost American farmers by purchasing millions of bushels of crops. In an effort to increase American exports, the USDA will purchase 417,000 metric tons of commodities immediately ...
IOWA – GMG Class of 2024 alumna Lillian Bru of rural Gladbrook has been selected to participate in the 2025-2026 school year’s Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team (CAT) program. The one-year program focuses on increasing college students’ understanding of the corn industry. Students ...
TOLEDO — Huston William Danker was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 3, to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the June 2021 death of Ryan Cooper. The sentencing took place Friday morning in Tama County District Court, ...
REINBECK – The 14th annual Reinbeck Art Festival and Car Show occupied several downtown blocks last Saturday, Sept. 20, welcoming artists and art enthusiasts alike to the downtown area. As in years past, the United Church of Christ – located just up the street from the intersection of ...
GLADBROOK – The Chapel Church ladies hosted the Gladbrook-Lincoln senior citizens group on Friday, Sept. 12, at 11:30 a.m. for a meal and entertainment inside the church’s newly-constructed building. Guests enjoyed looking at the new building while also dining ‘ice cream social’ ...