TOLEDO – As Tama County Republicans prepare to gather on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to choose their nominee for county treasurer, newly obtained primary election write-in results offer an interesting look at voter behavior during one of the county's most closely contested local races in recent ...

TRAER – Traer hosted a meeting of The American Legion’s "40 & 8" Society from the Iowa 5th Congressional District on July 13, 1921. The antics of the candidates paraded through the business district made it fun for spectators. Seventy members were initiated in a ceremony in the ...

July will be an interesting month in the sky. Venus will be the only evening planet, but it will be dazzling bright low in the west. Although it is moving fast in its orbit, from our perspective on the also orbiting Earth, Venus will show very little movement. However, during the first part of ...

LA PORTE CITY – Pending board approval later this month, the Union Community School District has named Collin Arndt as its new student success coordinator and 9th-12th grade activities director. Arndt brings several years of experience leading athletic and activities programs in northeast ...

CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa is pleased to celebrate the academic achievements of students named to the spring 2026 dean’s lists. Students named to the dean’s list demonstrated outstanding academic achievement by earning a grade point average of 3.50 or ...

CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa is pleased to celebrate the academic achievements of students named to the spring 2026 graduation lists. Congratulations to these local outstanding Panthers on their hard work and success! -Buckingham: Julianna Breakenridge, Bachelor of Arts, ...

Iowa State University announces Spring 2026 Dean’s List AMES – More than 11,200 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2026 spring semester Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must earn a grade point ...

AMES – The following local students were named to the President's List at Iowa State University. Students achieving this prestigious designation have maintained a 4.0 GPA for two consecutive semesters. -Dysart: Carlie Christine Spore, Public Relations, B.S.; Hayden Randall Spore, ...

TRAER – The Baxter Bolts failed to spark following an early string of runs by the North Tama softball team here Monday night, leading to a 4-0 Class 1A Region 3 first-round shutout victory for the Redhawks. North Tama got out to an early lead against the Bolts, scoring three runs in the ...

VINTON – After orchestrating an upset victory over Trump-backed Rep. Randy Feenstra in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary on June 2, MAHA (“Make America Healthy Again”) darling and clean water advocate Zach Lahn has seemingly begun his general election campaign. Lahn, 40, a ...