REINBECK – If you’re looking for a good local time on Saturday, Sept. 27, look no further than the annual street party in front Reinbeck’s The Dig Inn – Becktoberfest is back and better than ever! Now in its 14th year after first debuting in 2011 with the opening of the ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – With Otter Creek Lake at last full following the restoration project that completed in 2023, Tama County Conservation is more than ready to welcome the public to its family-oriented Fall Fest on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 1-5 p.m. “Our goal is to provide a fun, ...
GLADBROOK – On the afternoon of Sept. 10, employees at First Interstate Bank (FIB) engaged in a companywide Volunteer Day. The event is simply a way for FIB to concentrate and magnify the effort of its employees who give to the places where they live and work. The staff at the Gladbrook ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – It's a bird…it’s a plane…no, it’s GMG’s Super Hero Reading Buddies! These students may just think they are doing ordinary things, but their dedication to leadership and promoting growth in our young readers is of “Super Hero” qualities! The fifth and sixth ...
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Skyler Entenmann of Reinbeck has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Summer 2025 President's List. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “6-on-6 Girls Basketball in Iowa” on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St., Toledo. For most of the 20th century, Iowa was known for its devotion to a unique form of women’s sport known as 6-on-6 ...
TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, Sept. 8, was standing room only, with many loitering in the hall just to have an idea of what was transpiring in the main room. The crowd was mainly split into two, like a scene out of West Side Story, although lacking ...
REINBECK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School announced last week the 2025 Homecoming Court. Queen candidates this year include Kennedy Brant, Jayla Hemann, Olivia Riffey, Elly Sieh, and Leila Thesing. Honorary queen candidates are Janine Kollreider and Emelyne Le Strat. King candidates ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – The unincorporated Marshall County community of Green Mountain is one step closer to having construction start this October on a village-wide sanitary sewer project that has been in the planning stages for 12 years. Iowa Rural Utilities Association (IRUA) CEO Matt Mahler ...
REINBECK – The Reinbeck Art Festival promises to be a day of color, music, art, and more in downtown Reinbeck! The festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. along Reinbeck’s Main Street. Nearly 30 artists will be in attendance this year. There will also be ...