STATE CENTER -- Over the last few months, festivalgoers and attendees of various patriotic events may have noticed a massive restored Vietnam-era Sikorsky UH-34D Marine Corps helicopter making conspicuous landings around central Iowa, and if Nicholas and Kimberly Turner of rural State Center ...
DES MOINES – Two GMG FFA students represented the chapter at this year’s FFA Shows at the Iowa State Fair. Rising junior Skyler Murty exhibited in the Farm Crops Division with corn plants, soybean plants, a gallon of oats, and a gallon of corn. She placed eighth overall with her corn ...
TOLEDO – It’s not just a simple management shift for the local board of supervisors; no, this is one of those historic moments that needs to be recorded and remembered for the posterity of Tama County. The first elected woman to the Tama County Board of Supervisors is now the first female ...
AMES – The Iowa State University Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an open house on Sept. 10, from 2 to 7 p.m. Area farmers, agribusiness professionals and interested community members are welcome to attend the free event. Since its ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – The Gladbrook American Legion and Auxiliary will be conducting a first day of school flag raising ceremony at GMG Elementary in Green Mountain on Monday, Aug. 24, starting at 10:10 a.m. Americanism Chairman Lisa Reinhard will be sharing a short message. Auxiliary Junior ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Area Senior Citizens' Meal is set for Friday, Sept. 11, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Chapel Church, 1597 Abbott Avenue in rural Gladbrook. Please contact Jeanne Paustian, 641-751-2039, or Sue Koster, 641-750-9049, for reservations by Thursday, Sept. 3. We hope to see ...
GRUNDY COUNTY – Leila Staton's campaign for Iowa House District 54 recently announced the endorsement of U.S. Representative Ro Khanna, a founding voice of the modern progressive movement and one of the most consistent champions of working people in Congress. Khanna is not a stranger to ...
GRUNDY CENTER - After a decade of Republican control of state government, gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand thinks it's time for a sea change in Iowa. But rather than overcorrect in the opposite direction, the Democratic state auditor is instead asking voters to remember their roots and chart ...
TAMA – On Tuesday, June 2, no Republican candidate for Tama County Treasurer reached the 35% threshold required to be declared the winner of the primary election, sending the race to a county nominating convention held Tuesday, Aug. 4. In the primary vote, incumbent Amanda Kriegel received ...
GARWIN – After recently reorganizing as a nonprofit organization, the GMG Secondary Activity Boosters have quickly become an active force in supporting students throughout the district. The club's mission is simple: Supporting Students. Strengthening Our Community. The newly ...