Stop on over to La Porte City for their 29th Annual Festival of Trails celebration June 19-20! Bring your family and friends and enjoy a parade, carnival, fireworks, live bands, food vendors, beer tent, civil war reenactment, 5k run, sand volleyball tournament, golf tournament, wagon rides, car ...
The Iowa Association of School Boards urges Iowans who are passionate about education to consider running for election to their local school boards, in order to ensure a bright future for all children and communities across the state.Nominations for open seats on the state's 336 local public ...
Norma Anders Public Library's summer story hour program, Every Hero Has a Story, will kick off Monday, June 8 with "Superhero Science" presented by the Grout Museum. The program will start promptly at 9:30 am so attendees should plan to arrive approximately fifteen minutes early. Kids will ...
It's wet, it's wild, a bit slimy perhaps but kids love it! The popular sport of fishing is one that can be enjoyed for a lifetime and provides opportunities to enjoy nature and unwind from day to day stress.If you know a boy or girl, age 9 to 13, who would like to learn more about fishing, a ...
Iowa residents may fish without a license on June 5, 6 and 7 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources free fishing weekend.Free fishing weekend is the first weekend in June each year. It allows Iowans an opportunity to try fishing without purchasing a license. All other regulations ...
Tama County is making the historic Chambers Ford Bridge available for sale to allow it to be moved to a different site and preserved for future generations. The bridge spans the Iowa River and is currently located on 380th Street near Chelsea, Iowa. The bridge was listed on the National ...
Band students are awarded with outstanding achievement points, which are points, earned for doing those things that help them improve and be successful in playing their instruments and contributing to the success of the whole program. Students earn points for passing lesson book songs and band ...
Sunday, May 16 marked a special day for several of our area youth as they graduated from high school. The graduation ceremony was held at Union High School in La Porte City. Family and friends were invited to come and proudly watch as their loved ones received their diplomas.It is without doubt ...
A large group of Tama County residents was present at the Reinig-Toledo Civic Center on Wednesday, May 6, for a presentation by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to Heath Kellogg, Tama County Economic Development director. The award proclaimed Tama County as a "Skilled Iowa Community" by Iowa Workforce ...
Army Pvt. Morgan K. Gladson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, ...