GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Commercial Club kicked off the holiday season for dozens of families on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in downtown Gladbrook by hosting the 28th annual Christmas tree lighting festivities coupled with the 20th annual Festival of Trees. Despite the bone-chilling cold ...
WASHINGTON D.C. – The federal government will provide $12 billion to U.S. farmers who have been hurt by “unfair market disruption,” President Donald Trump said at a White House roundtable event Monday (Dec. 8). Trump said repeatedly the funding was available thanks to tariff revenues, ...
As farmers face historic headwinds and market hardships, calls to the national Farm Aid hotline and the Iowa Concern hotline — where farmers can get support in times of mental health crisis or need — are increasing. This fall, the Iowa Concern hotline saw four to five times the number of ...
GARWIN – The GMG Community School District Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, at the high school in Garwin during which the oath of office was administered to newly-elected directors, including District 1 Director Lacey Boege, At-Large Director ...
IOWA – The Iowa DNR is releasing a series on chronic wasting disease, to provide the latest information and online tools to one of our most important partners – Iowa’s deer hunters. This series will be released in four parts ahead of the opening of Iowa’s gun deer season. The topics ...
IOWA – Continued precipitation deficits through the autumn months have resulted in a drought watch designation for three of the state’s Drought Regions, according to the latest monthly Water Summary Update. Iowa continued to see below-average precipitation during the fall, which has led ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County supervisors all made tracks as they made their way through the snow to make their way to last week’s regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Dec. 1. The meeting was kicked off by Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske giving his weekly report, saying that the PCI Bridge ...
IOWA – It’s middle December, and much of Iowa is covered under a thick blanket of snow with a weekend forecast calling for high temperatures that barely scratch double digits. Winter has returned. And for Iowa’s snowmobilers, that’s music to their ears. “Clubs are already grooming ...
Sun Courier Note: This story first published in the Tama-Toledo News Chronicle. It is being reprinted this week in the Sun Courier as a courtesy to our readers. NEW YORK — Corbin Shuckahosee, a member of the Meskwaki Nation and a sophomore at South Tama County (STC) High School, recently ...