GARWIN – GMG’s Brittany Raymond was recently recognized as an ‘Outstanding Specialist of the Year’ by Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) at the organization’s annual National Training Seminar held last month in Las Vegas, Nev. Raymond, who works as Green Mountain-Garwin CSD’s ...
DYSART – For the third year running, the breaded pork tenderloin at Harper’s Public House in downtown Dysart has been designated one of the best in the state by the Iowa Pork Producers Association – a feat leading co-owner Jenna Scott to hope third time really is the charm and ...
TAMA/GRUNDY COUNTIES – The Tama County Livestock and Fair Association and the Grundy County Fair Board hosted their respective 2024 county fairs last week beginning Monday, July 15, with Tama’s taking place at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook, while Grundy held theirs on the fairgrounds in ...
GLADBROOK — Leona Wallen, known for running More Good Vibes (virtually), for her previous business Heavenly Breads, and as the former chef at Binford House, has launched Doughlicious Gourmet Cookies, offering treats available for delivery within a 30-mile radius. She officially launches ...
GLADBROOK – After successfully passing a resolution this past June to use approximately $8.9 million in sales tax bonds (SAVE) and cash-on-hand to fund much needed infrastructure updates and additions at the elementary school, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District is ready to ...
GARWIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District will host two community informational meetings as part of a possible November 2024 school bond referendum. The first meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, at the GMG Secondary building in the upper gym in Garwin, while ...
GLADBROOK – Gladbrook City Park received a little facelift earlier this month. On July 11, Remington Seeds of Marshalltown brought in a small crew to spruce up the park as their community service project this summer. The company funded the park project and some of their employees ...
OTTER CREEK – This past Monday, Tama County Conservation provided an update on its Facebook page regarding the refilling of the 70-acre Otter Creek Lake as part of the lake restoration project which began in late 2021 but didn’t get fully started until over a year later with the dredging of ...
TOLEDO – It was a bright sultry Monday morning and the usual suspects gathered for July 15 Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske seemed to kick things off as he gave his report talking about the new skid loader purchase. The skid loader came with a ...
August is always a special month in the sky because the Perseid meteor shower, probably the year’s best, happens during the month. Although Perseid meteors will be seen all month, they will peak during the night of the 12th and especially during the early morning of the 13th. No experience or ...