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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
DYSART – A cemetery walk will be held at St. Joseph’s Cemetery on the east side of Dysart on Sunday, October 6, starting at 2 p.m. The walk is sponsored by the Dysart Historical Society and is being conducted by Judy Raub. Participants should park on Estelle Street along the east end of the ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District is considering new safety technology programs as part of the projects that could be funded by a $20.5 million bond referendum on Nov. 5. District officials are evaluating two security programs — Centegix and ZeroEyes — that have been ...
TAMA – The Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team is out of the chute for their 2024-25 meetings. Sunday, August, 25, the team welcomed new members with a tailgate at the Tama Livestock Auction. Team alum, Leah Mosher, was our guest speaker. Leah served as our 2018-19 President and continues to serve the ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the Dean's List for the Summer 2024 semester. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA and be enrolled as a full-time student. Among those named to the Dean's List was McKaila Hanna, a Psychology major from ...
Farm Bureau members from across the state departed their Iowa farms for Washington, D.C., Sept. 10-12, to meet with their elected officials and agency representatives. Members shared personal stories and examples of how important ag issues impact their farms, including the critical need for the ...