After six days of emotional testimony, digital forensics, and conflicting accounts, closing arguments concluded on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Karina Sue Cooper’s first-degree murder trial. Right at 5 p ...

GLADBROOK – Rhianna Murty of Gladbrook was crowned the 2025 Tama County Fair Queen this past Tuesday evening at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. She was vying for the honor alongside fellow candidates ...

REINBECK – The Reinbeck Fire Department is ready to ‘ignite change’ by building a new emergency services building. On Sunday, Oct. 29, roughly 20 members of the public joined practically as many ...

GRUNDY CENTER – With the start of the new year comes the expansion of public transportation service in Grundy County. The Iowa Northland Regional Transit Commission (RTC) is now providing additional ...

Fritz G. Cohen 05 August 1922 – 30 December 2024 Fritz G. Cohen died peacefully on December 30, 2024, at the age of 102 in Chicago, Illinois. Fritz was born on August 5, 1922, in Hanover (Lower Saxony ...

The Tama County Public Health & Home Care RV pictured last week outside the agency’s office in downtown Toledo. The RV was paid for with funds distributed under the American Rescue Plan Act which was ...

Renewable energy can strengthen county infrastructure, public schools Tama County urged to consider Howard County’s experience with wind energy development Editorials Mar 26, 2025 ...

Praying for a honky-tonk The Parsonage hosts sneak peek of Katie and the Honky Tonks’ debut album Local News Jul 3, 2025 ...

Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, June 30, was like a new jar of pickles, filled to the brim, ...

As operations manager for the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District, Shane Hawkins spends a good portion of his days ...

Emotions ran high inside the Linn County Courthouse on Wednesday, July 2, as the first degree murder trial of Karina Cooper, ...

The possibility of Tama County heading to trial over the Board of Supervisors’ Jan. 6, 2025 wind moratorium became more ...