AMES – Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team (MIYBT) alumni including (from left) Adelyn Sienknecht (North Tama High School Class of 2024), Olivia Hanson (Union High School Class of 2024), Kaylynn Murty (South Tama High School Class of 2024), William Kroneman (Benton Community High School Class of 2024), ...
GLADBROOK – It was a cold blustery night for Gladbrook’s 27th annual Christmas Tree Lighting and 19th annual Festival of Trees held in tandem on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Those who braved the weather noticed a few changes like the tree was lighted ahead of time, the horse-drawn wagon rides were ...
TOLEDO – After serving for more than 18 years at the helm of the Tama County Auditor’s Office where she has handled everything from county budgets to elections to clerking for the board of supervisors, Laura Kopsa is set to retire. Kopsa, 63, a Democrat from Tama, said her decision to ...
GARWIN – It’s time to get festive in Garwin! The Garwin Enrichment League has planned a whole host of holiday fun for Friday, Dec. 20, in an effort to spread the festive spirit throughout the community. Decorating Contest First up, Garwin residents and businesses are invited to ...
Iowans should expect to see further property tax law changes brought up in the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers said during the Greater Des Moines Partnership legislative leadership breakfast held on Dec. 3. Senate Minority Leader Janice Weiner, House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl, House ...
DYSART – Dysart’s Christmas on Main – the Dysart Development Corporations’ annual kickoff to the holiday season – was held on Saturday, Dec. 7, and, according to event organizers, was another huge success. While Santa and Mrs. Claus were in attendance at the community building mostly ...
TOLEDO – After waking up to a county blanketed in a dove white fluffy coating of snow, the usual Monday morning group of government conscious citizens sullied the fallen snowflakes with their footprints as they came out to attend last week's supervisors meeting. Tama County Engineer Ben ...
Earlier this year, Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) congratulated Alexa Rocha-Ayala of South Tama County Elementary School on being selected the countywide winner in its Stewardship Week Poster Contest. Tama SWCD now has the pleasure to announce Alexa’s artwork is also the ...
DES MOINES – After a very dry September and October, above-average rainfall in November improved drought conditions for most of the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. November’s preliminary statewide precipitation was 3.25 inches, or 1.43 inches above normal. Total ...
DUNKERTON — They met at the station — and took the station with them. In mid-November, a host of preservationists and volunteers moved an 1883 train depot originally located in Lincoln, Iowa, from a site north of Dunkerton into town, on what is a growing history campus. Black Hawk ...