TRAER – The Taylor Park Landscape & Beautification Committee along with the City of Traer and the Traer City Council have been working hand-in-hand on an initiative to make improvements to Taylor Park. The initiative is called ‘Polish Up Taylor Park’ and we’d like to update you on ...
IOWA – What’s the best way to spend New Year’s Day? Take a First Day Hike in an Iowa state park or forest! More than 40 parks including Union Grove State Park near Gladbrook (details below) are hosting either a guided group hike or suggesting a self-guided hike on Wednesday, Jan. 1, ...
TOLEDO – In his first degree murder trial set to begin in late January, Huston William Danker plans to use an alibi defense. In court documents filed on Oct. 15, Danker — through his defense attorney Leon F. Spies — gave notice he plans to rely on an alibi defense during his nine-day ...
Greetings from the Union Community School District. I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the holiday season. Please find below the stakeholder communication for December 2024. Congratulations Congratulations to L. Parson for winning the 100 yd breaststroke at the IGHSAU state swimming ...
DES MOINES – Gov. Reynolds announced on Monday, Dec. 16, that she appointed Chris Cournoyer as Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. Cournoyer, a resident of LeClaire, was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018. She chaired the inaugural Technology committee, from which position she wrote and managed the ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Amy Bunz of Dysart and Lori Hug of La Porte City both recently graduated. Bunz graduated with a Master of Science in Counseling (MSC) degree with a Clinical Mental Health Counseling emphasis this past August, while Hug graduated Magna ...
TOLEDO – On Monday, Dec. 9, locals made quick work of nature's delicately feathered ice crystals and drove up to join in the week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. The activity that usually acts as the starter pistol to the meeting, the report from County Engineer Ben Daleske, was ...
AMES – Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team (MIYBT) alumni including (from left) Adelyn Sienknecht (North Tama High School Class of 2024), Olivia Hanson (Union High School Class of 2024), Kaylynn Murty (South Tama High School Class of 2024), William Kroneman (Benton Community High School Class of 2024), ...
TOLEDO – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) helps lower-income households file their tax returns for free, enabling them to receive the tax credits they’ve earned. Last year, VITA volunteers prepared and filed over 70 tax returns in Tama County. New volunteer tax preparers are needed to ...
TRAER – The 2024 Holiday Happenings parade lit up downtown Traer last Friday evening as part of the Chamber of Commerce’s annual two-day holiday extravaganza. Ahead of the parade — which ventured down Second Street amid seasonably cold but perfectly calm weather just after 6:30 p.m. ...