DYSART – The Union Community School District will install a new playground at Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School the week of August 12. To cover the full cost of the playground, members of the Dysart-Geneseo Playground Committee fundraised approximately $200,000 dollars through private ...
TOLEDO – The main bit of business that everyone seemed to be curious about at last Monday's Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting was the appointing of a zoning administrator and weed commissioner. Multiple people applied and were interviewed by the supervisors and other members ...
RURAL TRAER – Join Tama County Women, Land & Legacy for its 50th event, “Fox Ridge Winery Tour & Social.” The event will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 1465 L Avenue in rural Traer and begin promptly at 6 p.m. Since this is an outdoor event, a raindate is scheduled for Aug. 22 at ...
INDIANOLA – Sarah Roberts of La Porte City has been named to the Spring 2024 Dean's List at Simpson College. Roberts qualified for the academic honor by earning a grade point average between 3.70 and 3.99 during the semester. Simpson College is a private, liberal arts college located in ...
DES MOINES – The Iowa State Fair is quickly approaching and plans for the annual Governor’s Charity Steer Show are in full swing. Iowa cattlemen support this great event that benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. Kaylynn Murty of Tama has joined the Governor’s Charity ...
NASHUA – The Annual Fall Field Day at the ISU Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, with a complimentary meal served at noon, sponsored by Kahn Tile Supply. Doug Houser, digital agriculture extension specialist, will kick off the ...
WAVERLY – Wartburg College awarded dipolomas to 211 students during Spring Commencement on Sunday, May 26, including Madison Frush and Silver Schmitz. Frush, of La Porte City, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in exercise science. Schmitz, also of La Porte City, graduated ...
ELBERON — On May 22, the Elberon Public Library was vandalized, leaving the city building in need of multiple repairs. An estimated $17,922.95 of damages occurred during the incident. Bailey Anne Jenkins, 33, was arrested on June 29 in relation to the vandalism. Jenkins had been serving as ...
TRAER – Carmen Erhardt is ready to cross the finish line. Tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 8, in conjunction with Traer’s Winding Stairs Festival, Erhardt will host a sneak peek of her new, 24-hour fitness center, The Body Shop Gym & Spa located roughly a block south of downtown. And while ...
DYSART – For the third year running, the breaded pork tenderloin at Harper’s Public House in downtown Dysart has been designated one of the best in the state by the Iowa Pork Producers Association – a feat leading co-owner Jenna Scott to hope third time really is the charm and ...