GLADBROOK – Each of us has unique life stories that are worth sharing. For those of us who were educated in the Gladbrook Community School, we share memories of people and places that hold special meaning. One of those places is the school’s old gym. While the Gladbrook School complex is ...
TAMA – For anyone taking a stroll through the 600 block of Tama’s Oswego Street this summer, renovations on the old Catholic church by the nonprofit Tama-Toledo Christian School may appear to have stalled as of late but according to Rep. Dean Fisher, president of the school’s board of ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday morning, many gathered in the Tama County Board of Supervisors’ chambers for the weekly meeting. Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske started off with his report saying that Union Pacific will close the V18 Chelsea crossing to do some work, and a detour will be in place. ...
DYSART – The Dysart Historical Society’s annual Country School Day was held on Tuesday, July 23, and was another great success with the theme ‘An 1890”s Country School Day.’ Eleven girls and boys spent the day in an 1890s country school environment in the Historical Society’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 ...
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 ...
GARWIN – Seven Tama County area men were presented with a Quilt of Valor on Wednesday, July 3, as part of the July 4 Freedom Days celebration held in Garwin. Members of the Central Iowa Quilt Sew-ciety were on hand to help with the presentation of the quilts. These men were honored for ...