TRAER — A pen has fallen silent and a chapter of history has closed. Roger Corbin, originally of Franklin County but a Traer resident for half his life, died Sept. 20 – 13 days after his 103rd birthday. He was Kubik-Finch American Legion Post 142’s last veteran of World War ...
Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing correspondent Michael Davis sent questionnaires to all the candidates running for the Tama County Board of Supervisors. This week we feature responses from Heather Knebel who is running for District 3 as a Republican and Curt ...
Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing correspondent Michael Davis sent questionnaires to all the candidates running for the Tama County Board of Supervisors. This week we feature responses from Curt Hilmer who is running for District 1 as a Republican and Heather ...
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 ...
TRAER – Marv Boldt, a 50-year member of the Traer Fire Department, has added another name to the long line of Boldt family members who have served or are currently serving as volunteer and/or career firefighters – his grandson Johnathan Cochran who recently began volunteering as a junior ...
DYSART – Dysart’s Youngblut Ag in partnership with Tama County Extension & Outreach recently hosted for the third time the annual ‘Ag Safety Day’ for Dysart-Geneseo Elementary students. According to Youngblut Ag business manager Cassidy Youngblut, on Sept. 26, DG students ...
CLUTIER – Hora-Machacek Legion Auxiliary held a sewing day on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The following Auxiliary members were in attendance: Linda D, Collette W, Diane C, Pauline S, and Veronica P. They sewed lap quilts together and cut grocery bags into strips for sleep mats. Enjoyed a delicious ...
GLADBROOK – Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Gladbrook Legion Hall at 1:30 p.m. There will be a memorial service for all Legion and Auxiliary members deceased in the last year. Please get your list of deceased members to Lorraine Vileta.
TOLEDO – As the cool fall breeze blew through town, rustling the leaves, the usual bunch gathered for the Tama County Board of Supervisors’s meeting on Monday, Sept. 30. It started, like normal, with the engineer's report stating that Denco is finishing up filling cracks. The department ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District is expected to fill a vacant District At-Large school board seat by appointment during a special meeting scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 9. The seat opened up in early September following former president Corey Lorenzen’s ...