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Let’s hear it for the boy(s)!

TRAER – The boys were back on the North Tama stage twice last week as part of the music department’s annual Swing Show – during a matinee on Wednesday, March 11, and an evening performance on Thursday, March 12. While male students have always been well represented in band, choir has ...

Toledo soldier severely injured in Kuwait faces ‘long recovery’

BETHESDA, MD. – Master Sergeant Josh Steinback of Toledo was severely injured in Kuwait during an initial round of retaliatory Iranian airstrikes on March 1, and he is returning to the U.S. to begin what is expected to be a lengthy recovery. Steinback serves in the U.S. Army Reserves, and ...

Local candidates file for statehouse primary races

DES MOINES – The filing window for Iowa’s 2026 primary elections for state and federal offices closed Friday, March 13, at 5 p.m. Candidates who filed their Affidavit of Candidacy and nomination petitions in time will appear on the Tuesday, June 2, primary ballot for their respective ...

Irvine to lead evening strolls on the prairie beginning March 23

RURAL DYSART – Join the Tallgrass Prairie Center and local conservationist Cathy Irvine for evening strolls at Irvine Prairie (1174 55th St., Dysart) on the fourth Mondays of the month, beginning in March. Come enjoy the prairie with neighbors and friends; all ages are ...

Legion-Auxiliary pancake breakfast, bake sale held in Clutier

CLUTIER – The Clutier American Legion Hora-Machacek Post 453 in cooperation with members of the Auxiliary held their annual spring pancake breakfast and bake sale at the post home in Clutier last Sunday morning (March 15) ahead of the impending blizzard. Roughly 100 people stopped by to enjoy ...

Catholics invited to attend Canon Law and Parish Rights

DUBUQUE — Catholics and members of the public are invited to attend an informative presentation on Canon Law by Philip Gray, president of the The Saint Joseph Foundation. Gray will discuss Canon Law and explain the rights of parishes, parishioners and priests within the Catholic Church. The ...

La Porte-Dysart FFA to host annual pancake breakfast March 29

DYSART – The La Porte-Dysart FFA Chapter will be hosting their annual FFA Member Scholarship breakfast at Union Middle School in Dysart on Sunday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to noon. This free-will donation breakfast funds our senior scholarship program for graduating members. FFA members will be ...

Traer Historical Museum annual meeting, ice cream social set for March 26

TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum will hold its annual meeting and ice cream social on Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. Attendees will enjoy ice cream and toppings, followed by a program led by Michelle Podhajsky who will update us on the Taylor Park progress. After Michelle’s presentation ...

Oneida Cemetery Association to meet March 25

CLUTIER – The Oneida Cemetery Association plans to meet Wednesday, March 25, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Clutier Fire Station office. The meeting is open to anyone with a plot in the cemetery or who has family buried there. For more information, contact treasurer Richard Arp.