IOWA – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offers more than 200 hunter education courses each year, and now is the time to enroll before hunting seasons arrive. Hunter education is a mandatory program designed to introduce students to firearms safety and several other life-long ...
GLADBROOK - The 2025 Tama County Fair was held July 14-20 at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Despite multiple rainy days, the weather was relatively accommodating for July in Iowa. The 2025 fair's 4-H/FFA theme was 'Lasso Your Legacy.' Most of the stalls in the livestock barns were full which ...
REINBECK – All three downtown storefronts selected this year by the Reinbeck Development Committee to receive facade improvement grants have completed construction and are ready for the reveal! This week the Sun Courier is showcasing the new facade for Surly Steve’s located at 405 Main ...
GLADBROOK – Thanks to the efforts of some quick-thinking volunteers including two from Gladbrook Fire & Rescue, a Faircloth Farms Angus steer calf named S’mores is enjoying a new lease on life after ending up badly bloated on Friday, July 18, at the Tama County Fair. “Friday was a ...
TOLEDO – It has been exactly two weeks since Karina Cooper was convicted of first-degree murder and now, barring any unforeseen circumstances, her co-defendant in the case, Huston William Danker, will proceed to trial on the same charge beginning Aug. 12 in Johnson County. This past Monday, ...
REINBECK – Leila Staton, 21, a child sexual assault advocate, womens’ health advocate, and community organizer who resides in Stout has formally announced her candidacy for the Iowa House of Representatives District 54. Staton is moving with a mission: to give District 54 a voice that ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit for a new home before going into closed session on July 16 to address “ongoing litigation.” During the Wednesday meeting, which was held in the Reinig Toledo Civic Center Conference Room, all five members of ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 31 counties from July 28 to August 4. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below. NOTE: Senator Grassley ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary’s annual membership brunch is set for Monday, Aug 11, from 9-11 a.m. at the Memorial Building. Membership dues are $35 for seniors and $5 for juniors. Pick up a neighbor or other members for a fun coffee time! Hostesses include Marcy ...
August will be an interesting month in the sky. For the first time in a long time, the evening sky will be almost devoid of planets. Mars will be a dying ember that will soon be lost in the twilight glow, and Saturn will not come into view until the late evening. With the absence of planets, it ...