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Master Gardener Home Gardening Series begins Jan. 9

AMES – The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Master Gardener program will again host the Home Gardening Webinar Series, beginning in January and ending in March. Sessions will take place every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m., ending March 12. Designed for anyone who is interested in ...

January R&R at the Traer Historical Museum

TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum invites you to join us for our January Remember and Reminisce (R&R) gathering on Friday, January 5, beginning at 10 a.m. We'll share fun New Year's Eve stories from the past as well as new year's resolutions kept/not kept! The museum is located in ...

Aubrey Gates named to USF Fall 2023 Dean’s List

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Aubrey Gates of La Porte City – a 2023 Union High School graduate – was recently named to the University of Sioux Falls Fall 2023 Dean's List. Gates is majoring in Exercise Science. Gates was among more than 600 students named to the Fall 2023 Dean's List. To qualify, ...

Fun with funds

TOLEDO – The county engineer started last Monday's Tama Co. Board of Supervisors meeting by asking a few questions about the agreement with Mid-American Energy. It is a road damage and right of way agreement. After questions about wording and other concerns were answered, the supervisors went ...

Deck the (ZCBJ) Hall!

CLUTIER – It’s time to deck the halls! Last Saturday afternoon the inside of Clutier’s ZCBJ Hall was literally aglow in thousands of twinkling Christmas lights thanks to the efforts of husband-wife duo Thomas Krueger and Michelle Brundage who spent four days this month readying the ...

Dysart PD hosts 7th annual ‘Shop with a Cop’

DYSART – The Dysart Police Department teamed up again this year with several local businesses to make the holidays a bit more merry and bright for a group of Union schoolchildren. The seventh annual Shop with a Cop event was held on Tuesday, Dec. 12, with eight students new to the D-G ...

Cougars, Knights honor Kate Craft

SUMNER – The final score last Friday night in Sumner mattered less than usual to many of those in attendance for the girls varsity basketball game between the Sumner-Fredericksburg Cougars and the Union Knights – rather, it was the tremendous life of one of their own that was top of mind ...

Dysart mayor, council members take the oath of office

DYSART – On December 13, 2023, two city councilors and the mayor were sworn in during the regular Dysart City Council meeting held at city hall including incumbent councilors Mary Wankowicz and Stacey Dabney, and Mayor Tim Glenn. All three were reelected to four-year terms following the Nov. ...

MercyOne seeks 2023 ‘Heroes Among Us’ nominations

WATERLOO – Celebrate those who have impacted your community at the 19th annual Heroes Among Us event. The MercyOne Waterloo and Cedar Falls Foundations are seeking nominations for Heroes Among Us, which recognizes people in the community who have gone above and beyond to ensure the well-being ...

Traer Legion, Auxiliary members spread ‘Good Cheer’

TRAER – Last Saturday, Dec. 16, members of both the American Legion Auxiliary Post 143 and American Legion Post 142 along with Sons of the American Legion member Kennan Seda assembled and delivered 103 ‘Good Cheer’ boxes to area Veterans, local families with sons and/or daughters ...