LA PORTE CITY – On Wednesday, Aug. 13, the Union Community School District celebrated the district’s newest educators including elementary music teacher Denali Jacobson (second from left), high school science teacher Madison McKenna (center), and high school band teacher Levi Temple (second ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District has launched a new website at www.uknighted4u.org to provide residents with information about the $18.5 million general obligation bond referendum on the November 4, 2025 ballot. The site includes information about the district’s ...
September will be an exciting month in the sky. For the first time in several months, there will be a bright planet in the evening to observe. Saturn will rise in the east before it is fully dark and pass through the southern sky during the night. It will be the only bright object in this dark ...
DYSART – There’s a secret to Kathleen Hamilton’s impatiens success and she’s got no qualms sharing it as Dysart Garden Club’s August pick for the Blue Ribbon Flowers of the Month. “The secret is Shake ‘n Feed Miracle-Gro,” Hamilton said on Sunday, Aug. 17, as she stood on ...
DYSART – It seems there’s no slowing down for farmer Dennis Kersten of rural Dysart. Kersten, a Geneseo Class of 1964 alum, celebrated turning 80 this past April by cycling over 80 miles across RAGRBAI’s fifth and sixth days – logging 50 miles between Iowa Falls and Cedar Falls on July ...
TOLEDO – From fishing poles to paintbrushes, LEGOs to recipes, Tama County 4-H offered a whirlwind of summer adventures that brought youth together for hands-on learning, laughter, and leadership. Thank you to the youth and partners who participated! This year’s lineup of camps and ...
GARWIN – Daniel and Emily Sheetz of Garwin will be hosting a Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) field day Sept. 9 to address organic management strategies. Daniel and Emily farm with their four kids along with Emily’s parents, Alan and JoAnn Kouba, on 800 acres in Tama County. They have been ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Carol Whitmore of Des Moines and formerly of Traer was elected on Wednesday, Aug. 13 as the new national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), a congressionally chartered veterans service organization comprised of approximately one million eligible combat ...
DYSART – On a recent Thursday morning in July, in the soggy back parking lot of Union Middle School, Tama-Benton Cooperative general manager and school board president Ben Schemmel convened a group of agriculture, business, school, and government leaders, but not to talk corn, beans, or ...
REINBECK – The members of Amity Church invite the public to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of its founding as part of Sundae Sunday festivities. This Sunday, Aug. 24, from 4-7 p.m., the annual Sundae Sunday event will be held. During that time memorabilia will be displayed, and past ...