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Hora-Machacek Auxiliary holds sewing day

CLUTIER – Hora-Machacek Legion Auxiliary held a sewing day on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The following Auxiliary members were in attendance: Linda D, Collette W, Diane C, Pauline S, and Veronica P. They sewed lap quilts together and cut grocery bags into strips for sleep mats. Enjoyed a delicious ...

Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary to hold joint meeting Oct. 22

GLADBROOK – Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Gladbrook Legion Hall at 1:30 p.m. There will be a memorial service for all Legion and Auxiliary members deceased in the last year. Please get your list of deceased members to Lorraine Vileta.

Right-of-way Monday morning

TOLEDO – As the cool fall breeze blew through town, rustling the leaves, the usual bunch gathered for the Tama County Board of Supervisors’s meeting on Monday, Sept. 30. It started, like normal, with the engineer's report stating that Denco is finishing up filling cracks. The department ...

Union school board to fill at-large seat by appointment

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District is expected to fill a vacant District At-Large school board seat by appointment during a special meeting scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 9. The seat opened up in early September following former president Corey Lorenzen’s ...

North Tama officially breaks ground on new high school addition

TRAER – On Tuesday, Sept. 24, members of the North Tama County Community School District school board and administration as well as design and construction representatives gathered at the main gym entrance to officially break ground on the new high school addition. Those in attendance ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa House District 53: Rep. Dean Fisher

Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse elections. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa House District 53: Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of ...

Meet the Candidates for Iowa House District 53: Tommy Hexter

Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse elections. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa House District 53: Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of ...

Dostal appointed to North Tama school board vacancy

TRAER – The North Tama County Board of Education appointed and promptly swore in its newest member last week, Traer resident Marty Dostal. Four individuals interested in the appointment including Dostal attended the special school board meeting held on Thursday, Sept. 26, in the junior ...

Danker’s murder trial reset to late January 2025

TOLEDO – Huston William Danker’s first degree murder trial which was originally set to begin on Nov. 4, 2024, has been reset again. On Sept. 6, defense attorney Leon F. Spies of Iowa City, Assistant Attorneys General Michael H. Ringle and Israel J. Kodiaga, and Tama County Attorney Brent ...

Union Community School District celebrates Iowa Local Food Day!

LA PORTE CITY – Union Community School District celebrated Iowa Local Food Day last week on Wednesday, Sept. 25, over the lunch hour. For the celebration’s main course, the district served sloppy joes made with local beef from Ackley, Iowa; Snopac corn; kiwi berries from Deb’s Berry ...