DYSART – Dysart’s annual ‘Iowa’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade’ is set to promenade down Main Street for the third year running but with one wee tweak. “Jenna Scott [of Harper’s Public House] and I thought Saturday would work better for everyone,” Mayor Tim Glenn ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School Board of Education has hired Grundmeyer Leadership Services to oversee the district’s search for a new principal. During the board’s January monthly meeting, a dozen early retirement applications were approved including that of La Porte City ...
Embrace the Luck of the Irish: Donate Blood this St. Patrick's Day Season! Every 2 seconds, someone needs a lifesaving blood transfusion. Your local hospital relies entirely on blood donors from the community through LifeServe. Let's paint the town green with acts of kindness! Roll up your ...
DYSART – Four state legislators whose districts cover a portion of Tama County sat down for some caffeine and kolaches with their constituents at Harper’s Public House last Saturday morning as part of a legislative forum hosted by the Tama County Farm Bureau. Legislators in attendance ...
ALTOONA – Tama-Benton Cooperative is thrilled to announce that Dwaine Freemon has been awarded the prestigious title of Iowa Commercial Applicator of the Year at the Agribusiness Association of Iowa (AAI) Conference held in Altoona, Iowa, last month. Freemon, an esteemed member of the ...
LA PORTE CITY – More than 40 members of the public turned out on Feb. 19 for Union’s monthly school board meeting in hopes of halting a proposed change to the district’s administrative structure that would reduce the number of principals from four to three. Due to the anticipated ...
Iowa legislators have placed a focus on public libraries recently. House Study Bill 678 (HSB678) was introduced last Wednesday, and the Local Government subcommittee recommended passage the following day. The bill pertains to the hiring of library directors and utilizing funds for policies. It ...
DYSART – The towering Tama-Benton Cooperative grain bins have been a familiar fixture on the Dysart skyline for decades – viewable from every direction and operating as a beacon to farmers bringing grain to town. And while that view remains unchanged from a distance, in early January – ...
INDIANOLA – Sarah Roberts of La Porte City has been named to the Fall 2023 Dean's List at Simpson College. Roberts qualified for the academic honor by earning a grade point average between 3.70 and 3.99 during the semester. Congratulations!
TRAER - The North Tama County Community School District will soon begin a search for its next superintendent. This afternoon the Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District's Board of Education announced they had named North Tama Superintendent David Hill to fill their superintendent ...