(L-r) Brayla Davis, Kinley Miller, Chief Trudi Scott, Bryleigh Bartel holding Libby Bauer, and Emma Bauer. Also helping with the play was Mandi Koester and Jeanne Paustian. PHOTO COURTESY OF JEANNE ...

GARWIN – From lawn mower races staged through the downtown to a barbeque contest, hog roast, kiddie tractor pull, fireworks, and more, Garwin’s annual Freedom Days festival features something for ...

TOLEDO – Tama County Supporting Kids in Prevention (SKIP) will be hosting an informational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 ...

In action on Monday, Jan. 30 the Tama county Board of Supervisors approved on 3-0 voice votes: •the appointment of Libby Reekers, Belle Plaine, to the Citizen Advisory board for the Independence ...

Pamela “Pam” Danette Fogt, 53, passed peacefully on Sunday, December 25, 2022, with her children by her side. Pam was born January 2, 1969, to Duane and Susan (Scott) Hamann. She spent her childhood ...

A portion of the west side of the Gladbrook school campus is pictured on June 4, early in the demolition process. -Photos by Soren M. Peterson and Ruby F. Bodeker Brick by brick the heart of the ...

A recent photo of what appears to be an “oil leak” on a Vienna Wind Farm turbine garnered a lot of reaction recently when ...

A local film production outfit recently provided advanced screenings of their full-length holiday film in the areas that ...

Retirement gives me time to go through and clean out old files. Recently I came across the following article by Vernon ...

Outgoing Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kuceras sits at his desk in Toledo as he prepares to retire and pass the torch to his ...

In Iowa newspaper lore, it’s the headline that had to happen at some point. In 2007, Mason City Globe Gazette columnist Richard Johnson tried to find it and came up empty. He wrote, “like all good ...

TOLEDO – As the Monday morning sun rose in the sky on May 20, it brought with it two things – a brand new week and another Tama County Supervisors meeting. This particular meeting brought a resolution ...