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A quick meeting | News, Sports, Jobs
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (104+ words) TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting – rescheduled from Monday, July 13, to Tuesday, July 14, due to Meskwaki Proclamation Day – was quick and to the point. The meeting kicked off with the roads report – they are mowing, fixing washouts,…...
Celebrating kids who ‘do the right thing’
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (633+ words) TAMA COUNTY – Tama County Sheriff Casey Schmidt is ready to go big — really big — for area students. “I want this to be a completely over-the-top, special, make-a-big-deal-about-this award ceremony. Hopefully leave an impact on the kids,” Sheriff Schmidt told the…...
Replacing state income taxes with sales taxes will help the rich and hurt the rest of us
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (608+ words) If Iowans want a glimpse of their future, they might just look to the south. To Missouri. Republicans there are asking people to approve a constitutional amendment next month to eliminate the state income tax and authorize an expansion of…...
Reinbeck $4M fire station bond headed for Nov. 3 general election
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1071+ words) REINBECK – After failing to put a public measure for a new fire station on the ballot in 2024 due to a clerical error and then standing down in 2025 to avoid ballot competition with the Gladbrook-Reinbeck school bond referendum, construction of a…...
Dengler Domain: The Wall That Heals | News, Sports, Jobs
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (295+ words) For those who lost their lives while serving or those close to someone who lost their life, there is no way I can describe it as I have never been in this situation. Add in the complexity of the Vietnam…...
Scenes from the 2026 Tama County Fair: Ride the Tide of Tomorrow
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (266+ words) Sun Courier Scenes from the 2026 Tama County Fair: Ride the Tide of Tomorrow GLADBROOK – The 2026 Tama County Fair was held July 13-19 at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook featuring the 4-H/FFA theme “Ride the Tide of Tomorrow.” The weather all week…...
Iowa farmer sees culture shift toward water conservation
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1041+ words) MADRID – Nick Helland and his father have embraced a slew of conservation practices – bioreactors, saturated buffers, cover crops and a nutrient reducing wetland — on their farm in the Greater Des Moines Watershed. Helland said he feels there has been a…...
Belle Werner crowned 2026 Tama County Fair Queen
1+ week, 1+ day ago (284+ words) GLADBROOK – After winning princess honors at last year’s county fair, Belle Werner of Toledo was crowned the 2026 Tama County Fair Queen Tuesday evening, July 14, at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Werner was vying for the honor alongside fellow candidates Kenzie Bartel…...
Bovenmyer named to Mount Mercy University Spring 2026 Dean’s List
1+ week, 1+ day ago (118+ words) Sun Courier Bovenmyer named to Mount Mercy University Spring 2026 Dean’s List CEDAR RAPIDS – Owen Bovenmyer of Garwin was recently named to Mount Mercy University’s Spring 2026 Dean’s List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are…...
Murty’s HR not enough to overcome late-surging AGWSR in first-round regional
1+ week, 1+ day ago (235+ words) GREEN MOUNTAIN — AGWSR broke a 2-all tie with two runs in the top of the seventh inning to overtake GMG for a 4-2 victory in the Monday, July 6, Class 1A Region 3 first-round softball game. GMG (9-14) took a 2-1 lead with its two runs in the third…...