AREA – Last Friday, both Union and North Tama high schools crowned this year’s Homecoming Royalty. Queen Willa Wolff and King Coy Mehlert were crowned during a coronation ceremony held that afternoon in the high school gymnasium in La Porte City. In tandem Friday afternoon, King Brayton ...
AREA – The upcoming General Election set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, will feature an open race for Iowa House District 76, including Democrat Calvin Horn of Elk Run Heights and Republican Matt Reisetter of Hudson. House District 76 encompasses the townships of Clark, Perry, Geneseo, and Buckingham ...
Calvin Horn, Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 76 Calvin Horn, 68, was born and raised in Cedar Falls and has been a resident of nearby Elk Run Heights since 1999. His family includes his wife, son, daughter-in-law, and three grandchildren. He graduated from Cedar Falls High ...
Matt Reisetter, Republican candidate for Iowa House District 76 Matt Reisetter, 50, was born and raised in Cedar Falls and is a resident of Hudson. He has been married for 25 years to his wife Jen; they have four children, one boy and three girls, including Mason (22), Jillian (19), Jentry ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Slightly more than 10 small business owners and Marshalltown city officials met with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand on Friday, Oct. 9, to talk about what was on their minds, and wages and healthcare were big topics. Alfonso Medina, the owner of La Carreta, hosted ...
Dysart-Geneseo Class of 1971 held its 55th Reunion on Aug. 29 at the Ronneburg Restaurant in Main Amana. A total of 29 classmates and guests were in attendance. Lots of laughs, reminiscing, good food was enjoyed by all. Ideas for future reunions and any address changes/emails, send to Melissa ...
GLADBROOK – The 14th annual Kid’s Shopping Day will be held Saturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon at Gladbrook’s Peace Church. Please remember the shoppers as you do your fall downsizing. Organizers need lots of gifts for all ages, including toys, Barbies, action figurines, LEGOs, ...
TOLEDO – As the sun shone down on a chilly Monday, Oct. 5, locals waltzed through the breeze over crunching leaves to the weekly Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. The secondary roads department reported dealing with the rain and washouts. They’ve also been hauling rock, mowing, ...
TAMA – St. John Lutheran Church will celebrate 150 years on Sunday, October 18, 2026. The church itself had its beginning in a one room country school house in Columbia Township about 6 1/2 miles southwest of Tama in 1876 by a group of German immigrants. In 1894 after having outgrown ...
IOWA – For the third consecutive year, Iowa’s Water Year ended with a statewide precipitation surplus, according to the latest Water Summary Update. The 2026 Iowa Water Year, which covers October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, concluded with a statewide precipitation surplus of 2.82 ...