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, ...
AMES – The Iowa 4-H Healthy Living Ambassadors participated in the national Ignite by 4-H Summit – developing an action plan, sharing ideas and connecting with peers from other states. Tama County’s Emily Hulme was among the 37 4-H youth in grades 7-12 who were selected to represent ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Retired Army Col. Brad Dostal was the keynote speaker at the Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) Memorial Day Program on Monday, May 27. Introduced by Commandant Todd Jacobus, he told the roughly 175 people in attendance about some of Dostal’s military background, which includes service ...
CLUTIER – Mary S, Linda D, Pauline S, Diane C, and Veronica P. attended the June 5 meeting of the Hora-Machacek Legion Auxiliary at the post home. President Veronica conducted the meeting. Mary S. said prayer and the vacant chair. Veronica called the roll and read May's minutes which were ...
CLUTIER — A woman who formerly worked as the city clerk for Clutier and who committed wire fraud to steal from the city was sentenced on Friday, May 31, to nearly two years in federal prison. Keri Kopriva, age 44, from Elberon, received the prison term after an October 26, 2023, guilty plea ...
PELLA – Central College Class of 2026 student Andrea Dvorak of rural Clutier has been named to the dean's list for the Spring 2024 Semester. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.500 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the ...
DYSART – Members of Dysart's Myers-Gordy-Pippert American Legion Post 335 along with high school bugler Elizabeth Lampe of Garrison and a contingent of the Union High School Band under the direction of Michael Bistline solemnly paraded down two blocks of Dysart’s Main Street on Monday ...
CLUTIER – Four ladies from the Hora-Machacek Legion Auxiliary met on Tuesday, May 7, at the Clutier post home. The colors were already in place. President Veronica brought the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. She said prayer, called the roll, and read last month's minutes which were approved as ...
PELLA – North Tama High School alumna Andrea ‘Andi’ Dvorak of Clutier was recently inducted in Central College's 2024 National Society of Leadership and Success. Dvorak is a member of the Class of 2026. Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year college known for its ...
The Bohemian Alps of Tama County will be featured on an upcoming episode of Iowa PBS’s new series, Road Trip Iowa. The episode will premiere Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. and be rebroadcast Saturday, May 18 at 9 a.m. In this episode of Road Trip Iowa, travel the hills along Iowa’s Czech ...