REINBECK – Classic country band Katie and the Honky Tonks (KTHT) fronted by Gladbrook-Reinbeck alumna Katie Sires turned downtown Reinbeck’s Broad Street into an open-air dance floor last Saturday afternoon as part of their debut Becktoberfest appearance. While it wasn’t a polka, ...
GARWIN – GMG High School recently announced the 2025 Homecoming candidates and attendants. Queen candidates this year include Landry August, Hadlee Hempy, Brooklyn Jones, Rhianna Murty, and Jocie Parks. Queen attendants include Grace Mathern (freshman), Riah Boege (sophomore), and Kenzie ...
IOWA – The deadline to file as a candidate for the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 city-school election came and went last month, and while some local incumbents chose to run for reelection, the ballot this fall will be lacking a significant number of candidates as no one filed for any of the open ...
TOLEDO — Throughout his political career, State Auditor and gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand has branded himself as a different kind of Democrat — an avid outdoorsman and outspoken Christian from small-town Iowa who can bridge partisan divides with a message appealing to Republicans and ...
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 ...