LA PORTE CITY – This July the La Porte City Historical & Ag Museum has been chosen to host lunch for the 17th and final North Iowa Tractor Ride. On Saturday, July 20, around 200 vintage tractors will be driving into downtown La Porte City. The tractors will be in town for close to two ...
TRAER – Descendants of Robert Granger gathered at the Taylor Park Shelter House in Traer, Iowa on Sunday, June 23, for a reunion. Forty-seven guests were in attendance. Family members came from North Carolina, Kansas, and Iowa to join the lunchtime potluck with pork burgers. The youngest ...
TOLEDO – The biggest area of discussion during the Monday, July 1 Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting was the agenda item concerning the appointment of an interim zoning administrator. The 15 minute comment time allowed multiple people from the audience to have their say on the topic, ...
IOWA CITY – In May, more than 6,500 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received their degrees. The 2024 spring semester graduates have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their academic goals. For example, Abbi Shekleton always knew she wanted to be ...
CHELSEA — An accomplished writer and editor who hails from Chelsea and specializes in Christian poetry has written a new book titled “Blessings of the Tanakh.” Ken Bazyn, the longtime editorial director of the Religious Book Club, has been published in 40 periodicals and is also known ...
CEDAR RAPIDS Ñ The following students were named to Mount Mercy University's Spring 2024 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List. Area students include: ...
DES MOINES – Get ready to catch Fair Fever at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18, 2024. With 11 groovy, fun-filled, action-packed days of food, games, rides and music – there's something fun for everyone! This year, the Iowa State Fair has added more ways for people to enjoy all 11 ...
TRAER – The Great Room of Traer’s Ripley Parsonage at 513 Fourth Street ought to hold about 25 people, plus a small stage. At least that’s what Lay Minister Jim Coppoc and his partner Lindsey Christie thought. After all, how many Traerites are really going to show up on a Wednesday ...
TRAER – North Tama’s Class of 1978 is a group with a reputation for close friendships, fun, collaboration, generosity and accomplishment. Keeping up this tradition the class members donated $5,000 to North Tama Dollars for Scholars at their 45th Class Reunion last August (2023). This ...
TOLEDO – Karina Sue Cooper’s first degree murder trial previously scheduled to begin next week on July 9 in Linn County has been reset to October 1, 2024. The planned 10-day jury trial was rescheduled by Chief Judge Lars G. Anderson last Friday in response to a motion by Cooper who waived ...