LA PORTE CITY – A ‘legend’ was recently inducted into the Union High School Hall of Fame – veteran and Class of 1998 alumnus Garrett H. Gingrich. As part of the boys wrestling quad held at the high school on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 – during which the Knights battled Don Bosco, East ...
TRAER – North Tama High School students left something significant behind last month on their last day of school before winter break – their 1917 classrooms. “It is a monumental day for Redhawk Country. Our kids are so deserving of this new space,” North Tama Board ...
DES MOINES — The Iowa Legislature began the second year of the 91st general assembly this past Monday, Jan. 12. Rep. Dean Fisher of District 53 (R-Montour) represents part of the Tama-Grundy Publishing area. Our parent newspaper, the Times-Republican, sent Fisher a list of questions to gauge ...
TOLEDO – With the start of the new year comes a new change. During the Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors, the county’s two new Secondary Roads foremen were introduced – Taylor House and Terry Purvis. Going forward, Tama County will be split down the ...
Identical twins, Marine Private First Class Thomas and Richard Addison of Traer presented a problem of identification for their first sergeant in the Fifth Regiment of the First Marine Division in Korea. The twins enlisted on January 28, 1951 and served together. Note the initials on their ...
TAMA COUNTY — The Tama County Republican Party is holding caucuses at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. All registered Republicans are invited to attend. Registration is available on the night of the caucus. Minors may attend to become Junior Delegates if they are at least in 7th grade, but not ...
On the evening of Feb. 2, Democrats from all over Iowa will gather at 7 p.m. for the 2026 Iowa Democratic Party Caucuses. Democrats caucus every even-numbered year. By turning out you can play a role in deciding who will represent us in some very important 2026 races. In Iowa, Democrats have ...
TRAER – Next weekend, Jan. 16-17, the trails in and around Namakagon (Namekagon) Lake in northwestern Wisconsin near the town of Cable will echo once again with the sound of the late Ryan “Lil Coop” Cooper’s snowmobile as Aaron Cooper takes the helm of his older brother’s beloved ...
IRVINE PRAIRIE – Under a pristinely blue winter sky and amid pleasantly brisk temperatures, local conservationist Cathy Irvine breathed new life into the mostly-forgotten New Year’s Day tradition of farmers checking fences and walking property lines by leading the newspaper on a ‘First ...
TRAER – Ripley United Church of Christ (RUCC), located at 400 S. Main Street in Traer, has made a generous donation to the Traer Theatre following its volunteer service at the 2025 Tama County Fair. A group of RUCC members volunteered at the Fair Food Stand which is staffed entirely by ...