VINTON – Congratulations to the following individuals chosen to represent Benton County at the 2024 Iowa State Fair with their static project(s). The Benton County Fair took place last week at the fairgrounds in Vinton. The 2024 Iowa State Fair will take place August 8-18 this year. The 2024 ...
Tama-Grundy Publishing wishes the HAPPIEST of birthdays to our very own cartoonist, local correspondent, & Master Columnist (have you checked out Magic Mike 6XL yet??), Michael D. Davis! Happy Baa-thday to ewe, Mike! ;) We appreciate all you do to keep local journalism alive & well in ...
Research conducted by Zero to Three (2016), found that parents need and want information and support. 80% of parents work to be better parents, and 69% of parents say if they knew more parenting strategies, they would use them. Despite this motivation, however, almost half of parents say they ...
BELGIUM – Clutier native and North Tama Class of 1972 graduate, Sergeant Major (Ret.) Hubert ‘Bert’ Caloud, U.S. Marines Corps, has lived and worked in a lot of places after joining the military more than a half century ago following his high school graduation. For the last 20 years, ...
Telegraph note: Since this story went to press, Karina Cooper has waived her right to a speedy trial, again, and asked the court for both her pretrial conference scheduled for next week and next month's 10-day jury trial be continued 60 days or more. TOLEDO – As anticipated, Huston William ...
Although Jenna Meyer is quiet, her newest accomplishment speaks volumes. A member of the South Tama County High School Class of 2024, Meyer was awarded late last month the newly established David W. Wilson Scholars Endowed Fund Scholarship from the University of Northern Iowa. The scholarship ...
It’s been a century since the Model T Ford ruled the car market and the Lincoln Highway ruled the auto trails, but the influence of both on modern American transportation remains. Two events in eastern Iowa on Wednesday, June 12, brought them to life. A restored 1924 Model T stopped by the ...
BUCKINGHAM – Fifty-nine alumni and guests attended the 83rd Geneseo School Alumni Banquet held at the Geneseo Methodist Church on Saturday, June 8. Earlier in the day over 30 participants enjoyed the displays at the Traer Historical Museum. The celebration started with the Pledge of ...
DYSART – Have you heard of Butterville, Helena, or Monticello, all former Tama County communities? Come to the Dysart Historical Center this Sunday, June 23, to hear historian Joyce Wiese share stories about Tama County’s many ‘Ghost Towns’ and post offices. The program will begin at 2 ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday morning started out like usual for many in Tama County with the supervisors’ meeting. The meeting had a few bits of interest, but the nugget that seemed to intrigue the citizens the most was No. 6 on the agenda. ‘Human Resources’ is how the agenda item was ...