TOLEDO – The Tama County Community Foundation (TCCF) held its 2026 grant awards celebration at the Wieting Theatre Monday April 13, announcing the distribution of $193,436.99 to 26 projects undertaken by organizations serving Tama County. As part of the celebration, the City of Clutier was ...
DYSART – While she may not be a “Dysart native,” retired educator Cathy Irvine has certainly blessed the community she has called home for most of her adult life with two incredible gifts – a pair of land donations, including the nearly 300-acre Irvine Prairie located roughly five ...
TOLEDO – The ongoing saga that is the future of Tama County Public Health and Home Care has taken another turn as CEO and Executive Director Stacy Koeppen resigned earlier this month. At the Thursday, April 9 Public Health board meeting, Koeppen informed those in attendance. “After a ...
GLADBROOK – Patrick “Pat” Acton created his first model out of matchsticks in 1977, a church, using 500 matchsticks. This year he completed his 80th piece – Disney’s Cinderella Castle – using 607,000 matchsticks. His career total: a whopping 9,767,772 matchsticks used. He ...
Traer’s St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church building was moved from Blairstown to Traer in September 1950. The moving job was handled by the Kreger house moving company of Waterloo. After the spire was removed, the church stood 36 feet high. About 1,000 electric, telephone and telegraph ...
CLUTIER – The Clutier Alumni Association held its annual banquet at the American Legion Post home here on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
WATERLOO – The Hawkeye Community College commencement ceremony set for Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m. will feature retired Black Hawk County sheriff Tony Thompson as the keynote speaker and Union High School Class of 2024 graduate Brock Ruzicka as student speaker. The ceremony will be held at ...
TRAER – North Tama High School celebrated prom last Saturday, April 18, beginning with the Grand March (open to the public) in the high school gym at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and dancing downtown at the Memorial Building. The 2026 theme was A Night in Venice. Amy Lidgett of Amy’s Images ...
DES MOINES – Every year the Urban Forestry Awards luncheon recognizes cities, college campuses, and utilities that demonstrate a variety of dedication to the importance of trees in their respective communities. Dysart was once again recognized for its efforts during the awards presentation on ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District improved its four-year graduation rate and was one of 50 districts statewide that had no dropouts during the 2024-25 school year. According to the Iowa Department of Education, Union CSD’s four-year graduation rate in 2025 was 95.52 ...