GARWIN – On Leap Day, the Garwin Public Library hosted the third annual GMG preschool class field trip with two sets of roughly 20 kids in each set. Students learned about all of the free services a library offers, and each was able to check out a book to take back to school. There was ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Findings from Grundy County’s most recent audit – conducted by Auditor of State Rob Sand’s office – point to a conflict of interest relating to bidding procedures for electrical upgrades at Wolf Creek Recreation Area. The Feb. 28 report covers the fiscal year ending ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – During a special meeting of the Green Mountain-Garwin school board held on March 7, a pair of motions were approved allowing the district to both enter into a superintendent sharing agreement with Baxter Community School District beginning next school year while also hiring ...
DES MOINES — A complaint filed by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) against Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour) over his involvement with the newly created Tama-Toledo Christian School was unanimously dismissed by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee on Tuesday morning. "I’m glad ...
School districts would be required to report to a state board if they take disciplinary action against licensed employees for “grooming” or abusing a student under a bill passed by the Iowa House on Monday, March 11. Lawmakers approved House File 2487 unanimously. If a licensed school ...
TOLEDO – The March 4 Tama County Board of Supervisors' meeting started like always with the report from the engineer who started out talking about rock — contract rock to be exact. The rock hauling will start this week down south and move on up north. Interviews will be done soon for a ...
TOLEDO – During a bond review hearing held by videoconference in Tama County District Court on Wednesday, March 6, a judge left the conditions as previously set — $1 million cash or surety — for Karina Sue Cooper, the rural Traer woman accused of murdering her husband Ryan Cooper at their ...
CLUTIER – The Tama County Joint Legion and Auxiliary meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 26, at 1:30 p.m. in Clutier. Please note this is an afternoon meeting. We will have an update on Government Day coming up on April 10.
Alpha Study Club met at the Gladbrook Methodist Church on February 27, 2024, with acting hostesses Avriel Koester and Jo Anne Sash. President Avreil opened the meeting with a poem about spring being in the air. Let's hope so! Roll call was answered by 17 members. The Secretary's and ...
AMES – The following area students are ranked among the Top 2% of students in their college at Iowa State University. Congratulations on your achievements from Tama-Grundy Publishing! –Timothy Freeland, Junior, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dysart –Carlie Spore, Junior, College ...