TOLEDO – Last week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was all about rules and handbooks. But before they got into all that, the supervisors heard the engineer’s report. Contract rock has finished being delivered, and trucks were out clearing roads after last week's bout of snow. ...
TRAER - If you saw several tractors driving the streets of Traer last Wednesday morning, they were headed for the high school as part of the district’s annual FFA Tractor Day. FFA students who drove a tractor to school this year include (front row, l-r) Kane Kucera, Elijah Fuller, Ava Monat, ...
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – On Saturday, March 16, 2024, Traer native David Wilson’s Wilson Automotive celebrated a huge milestone by selling its 1.5 millionth automobile. It was almost exactly seven years ago that the company sold its millionth. It’s been an interesting journey for ...
TAMA COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 11 Iowa counties including Tama County from April 15 –17. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views on issues important to them may stop by during the ...
DAVENPORT – Jasmyn Bush of La Porte City has been accepted for enrollment for the 2024 spring trimester in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa. Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest college in the ...
TAMA COUNTY – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week is April 15-20 this year. Iowa’s 100 county extension offices will host “I Spy Cy” activities and educational events throughout the week to thank Iowans for their support of ISU Extension and Outreach throughout the ...
GLADBROOK, Iowa/HILL VALLEY, Calif. – Great Scott! Pat Acton has done it again! The “Matchstick Marvels” maven has wrapped up what by his count is his 79th creation. Unlike the other models on display at the museum in Gladbrook, including the U.S. Capitol and many military and space ...
LA PORTE CITY – Earlier today, Union Superintendent John Howard and Union’s Board of Education announced four finalists in the district’s search for La Porte City Elementary’s next principal. The board began the search for a new LPC principal in late February following Principal Todd ...
LA PORTE CITY – Two Union athletes ran a perfect meet and several more came close last Thursday at the 2024 Gassman Coed Relays, helping to propel both the Knights boys and girls track and field teams to champion finishes. The Knights-hosted meet took place under sunny skies backed by a ...
ANKENY – Iowa’s top teachers of the year including North Tama’s Brenda Kaufmann joined Gov. Kim Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, and Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow last Friday for the 2024 Outstanding Iowa Teachers Recognition Luncheon. Held at the Iowa Culinary ...