AREA - With early voting already underway and Election Day approaching on Nov. 3, the Iowa House race in District 53 will pit longtime Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of Montour, who was first elected in 2012, against Democratic challenger Berleen Wobeter of Toledo. Fisher spent 26 years in ...
Dean Fisher, Republican candidate for Iowa House District 53 Age: 70 Education: Graduated from South Tama CSD in 1975, Graduated from DeVry Institute of Technology in 1978 with a Bachelor’s in Electronics Engineering Technology Occupation/Profession: Electronics Engineering and Business ...
Berleen Wobeter, Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 53 Age: 69 Old enough to have witnessed much change in the state and consider if the change has been positive or negative and what was the cause for the change. Education: Graduate of Dysart-Geneseo High School Earned a BS in ...
MARSHALLTOWN – With election day quickly approaching, Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn, who was joined by his wife Annie and all seven of their children, spoke to a capacity crowd of at least 70 inside Legends American Grill in Marshalltown on Saturday, Oct. 10, focusing his ...
TRAER – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Tama County invites community members to attend a free educational presentation on radon gas on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Traer Public Library (531 Second Street). The presentation will feature Kapil Arora, Iowa State ...
CLUTIER – The Hora-Machacek Unit 453 of the American Legion Auxiliary held their sewing day and meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Clutier Legion Hall. Those helping with the construction of lap quilts and cutting plastic bags were Collette Wiebbecke, Valerie Suchomel, Brenda Hoeg, Julia ...
DYSART – The Tama County Cancer Relay for Life was a big success on Sunday, Oct. 11, held at the Dysart Park Concession Stand. A freewill offering was made and donors received a sack lunch of maidrite, chips, dessert and a water. Many thanks to all who contributed to the American Cancer ...
TRAER – The Tama County Legion and Auxiliary will be meeting at the Traer Memorial Building on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 1:30 p.m. ***Note the change of meeting place.
TAMA – Tama County Tom Stompers, the Tama County chapter of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation (NWTF), will hold a family bingo night on Saturday, Nov. 14, beginning at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.) at the Tama Ballroom located at 1411 E Fifth Street in Tama. Ten bingo games will be ...
LA PORTE CITY – Union Community School District's fall 2026 FAST (Formative Assessment System for Teachers) assessment results show improvements across schools and grade levels, along with consistent district-wide performance in literacy and math. At DG Elementary, 92% of third graders met ...