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Reinbeck to host annual Art Festival and Car Show Sept. 16

REINBECK – The Reinbeck Art Festival and Car Show is fast approaching. The date is Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Reinbeck. Bring a carload of family and friends to enjoy hours of fun for adults and children. You’ll find artists and fine crafters in ...

In the Sky: September

September will be an interesting month in the sky. Although the planets that were in the western evening sky are gone, Saturn will be present all night, and very bright Jupiter will rise at about 10:30 p.m. as September begins and 8:30 at the end of the month. It will be high in the south by ...

No. 4 Knights open season with tournament championship

INDEPENDENCE – The Union Knights netters tipped off the 2023-24 season with a tournament win in Independence on Saturday alongside a Class 3A preseason No. 4 ranking. The Knights took down Janesville 2-1 (22-20, 8-21, 14-16), Independence 2-0 (21-18, 21-17), and Oelwein 2-1 (18-21, 21-8, ...

Redhawks fall to Hudson 24-2 in debut

HUDSON – Playing without their starting quarterback Kolt Knaack for the first half of the game last Friday night, the Redhawks gave up their season opener, 24-2, to Hudson. Knaack, a junior, was ineligible for the first half due to issues that first year head coach Andrew Knaack declined ...

Friday Night Lights Returns: Redhawks poised to compete under new head coach

TRAER – North Tama football looks to get back to its hard-nosed roots this fall. Under new head coach Andrew Knaack, the Redhawks are looking for 100 percent effort with around 30 kids suiting up on Friday nights this fall. “The kids we roll out every Friday night are gonna be ready ...

Body identified in rural Buckingham home explosion

BUCKINGHAM - In an update to an earlier story, the Tama County Sheriff's Office this afternoon released the name of the individual who was discovered deceased on Monday, Aug. 14, near a rural Tama County residence east of Buckingham that had exploded and caught fire earlier that same morning. ...

Friday Night Lights Returns: Knights add depth, experience this season

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights football team is returning this season with the experience necessary for success and a chance at a winning record. “[W]e have three or four seniors who have played significant varsity minutes since they were sophomores, and last year seven sophomores ...

Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the Clutier Library!

CLUTIER – Three live turtles who usually make their homes in the basement of Otter Creek Lake & Park Nature Center safely crossed several roads (by vehicle) earlier this month while on a field trip to Clutier as part of the public library’s summer programming. The turtle ambassadors ...

Tama Co. Conservation director resigns

RURAL TOLEDO – Despite a scarcity of public information, it appears Tama County Conservation Director Stephen Mayne has resigned. This past Monday in an email exchange with Tama-Grundy Publishing, Tama County Attorney Brent Heeren told the newspaper it was his understanding that Director ...

Dysart Pocket Park celebration, dedication set for Aug. 31

DYSART – The Vision Dysart Committee is inviting everyone to an evening of fun and music at Dysart’s new Main Street Pocket Park on August 31 from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. The popular Buck Hollow Band from Decorah will be playing during the evening with time out at 7 p.m. ...