The Pie Lady – aka Laura Bru – smiles while pulling a fresh pie from the oven in her rural Gladbrook pie shop kitchen mere days ahead of Thanksgiving this past year. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER ...

The Traer Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner and meeting on Thursday, Nov. 6, during which President Madison Snider ...

For the last eight months, a new face has greeted visitors who stepped inside the door at Tama County’s Veteran Affairs ...

On Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, the Gladbrook Memorial Building was filled with pride and applause as Tama County hosted its annual ...

The dedicated efforts of local volunteers have paid off in a big way for Tama County residents this year. Grow A Row for Tama ...

Due to rising energy demand, the development of wind energy generation continues to present opportunities for rural counties ...

Local classic country band Katie and the Honky Tonks (KTHT) – fronted by singer-songwriter Katie Sires, a Gladbrook native, ...

More than a dozen area veterans were recognized on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at an assembly at North Tama High ...

The Hora-Machacek Unit 453 of the American Legion Auxiliary met on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Sewing was done on lap quilts for the ...

Events recently in Chicago and Washington and at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport provide stark reminders that our ...

Legionnaires with both Traer American Legion Kubik-Finch Post 142 and Clutier American Legion Hora-Machacek Post 453 observed ...

A sign erected in opposition to wind turbine development is pictured in a farm field in Tama County in April of 2022. Tama County’s wind energy conversion system (WECS) ordinance was part of the board ...