IOWA – The Iowa Communications Network (ICN) has selected its next group of Iowa high school students to participate in the Statewide Youth Broadband Advisory Council (SYBAC). The council provides students an opportunity to research and discuss Internet topics, explore Iowa's technology ...
LA PORTE CITY – Calvin Horn has deep concerns about the future of Iowa and how the state’s next generations will fare on the landscape. “I have grandchildren, and their future is important to me and the future of all kids everywhere in Iowa,” Horn, the Democratic nominee running in ...
TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum will hold its 2nd annual fundraiser lunch on Sunday, Sept. 13, and invites the community to attend. The event will take place at the Traer Memorial Building. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The dine-in or carryout menu includes grilled pork ...
TAMA – With a small group of attendees packed inside a meeting room at the Louise and Lucile Hink Tama Public Library on Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, current state Rep. Lindsay James (D-Dubuque), the Democratic nominee for the 2nd District seat in the U.S. House, made her case as to why voters ...
TOLEDO – At the Monday, Aug. 10, Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting, citizen Bob Vokoun stood before the board and presented a petition to put the possibility of going back to three supervisors on the November ballot. Vokoun’s request came a mere two years after the board expanded to ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District has completed the first phase of facility improvements funded through its Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) bonding allocation. Work over the summer included replacement of the north and south parking lots at Union High ...
TAMA COUNTY – As a new school year begins, families across Tama County are invited to discover the many opportunities available through Tama County 4-H and join one of Iowa's largest youth development organizations. Many people know 4-H for livestock projects and county fairs, but today's ...
TOLEDO – After the sun was poured out above the clouds and left to burn on the griddle, the usual group woke and made their way to the Monday, Aug. 24 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. The meeting started with the roads report, which stated they replaced a culvert and continued ...
DES MOINES — By the time Toledo’s Belle Werner was crowned the 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen, she had already put together a State Fair week to remember. Werner, the daughter of Eric and Michele Werner, was crowned Iowa State Fair Queen on Saturday, Aug. 15, capping a week that included a ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College is pleased to announce the Summer 2026 graduates, a group of students who have shown remarkable perseverance and achievement. Among this summer’s graduates is Sadi Flanagan of Traer who earned an Associate Degree Nursing (AAS).