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Election

Meet the Candidates for Iowa Senate District 38

Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse elections. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa Senate District 38: Democratic incumbent Eric Giddens of ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa Senate District 38: State Sen. Eric Giddens

Eric Giddens, 50, is the Democratic incumbent for Senate District 38. He lives with his son Henry – a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Northern Iowa – and girlfriend Alison in Cedar Falls. Sen. Giddens earned a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master of ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa Senate District 38: Dave Sires

Dave Sires, 63, is the Republican nominee for Senate District 38. He lives with his wife Lisa – whom he first met in kindergarten and has been married to for 42 years – in Cedar Falls. Together they own and operate Cedar Village Community, a manufactured housing community, and Added Self ...

Union bond referendum to appear on ballot for first time in district history

LA PORTE CITY – In less than four weeks, the voters in the Union Community School District will – for the first time in the history of the district (spanning nearly four decades) – vote on a bond. Specifically, on November 5, 2024, the voters will decide whether to authorize $20.5 million ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa House District 53: Rep. Dean Fisher

Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse elections. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa House District 53: Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa House District 53: Tommy Hexter

Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse elections. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa House District 53: Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of ...

Union receives donation from Craft Family to honor daughter Kate Craft

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District will receive a generous donation from the Craft family to rename a new gymnasium in honor of their daughter, Kate, a student-athlete who passed away in 2023 after a courageous multi-year battle with brain cancer. The Union CSD Board of ...

Iowans can now request an absentee ballot

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is urging Iowans to make a plan to vote this November, which includes checking your voter registration status, finding your polling place, and requesting an absentee ballot. August 27 was the first day Iowans could begin requesting absentee ...