×

Tama County News

Meet the Candidates: Iowa Senate District 27

AREA – The upcoming General Election set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, will feature a somewhat unusual race for Iowa Senate District 27. Up until recently, Republican state Sen. Annette Sweeney of Iowa Falls, the incumbent, was the only candidate in the race after she defeated her primary ...

Meet the Candidates: Iowa House District 53

AREA - With early voting already underway and Election Day approaching on Nov. 3, the Iowa House race in District 53 will pit longtime Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of Montour, who was first elected in 2012, against Democratic challenger Berleen Wobeter of Toledo. Fisher spent 26 years in ...

Meet the Iowa Senate District 27 Candidates: Annette Sweeney

Annette Sweeney, Republican candidate for Senate District 27 Annette Sweeney, 68, is an Iowa native who was raised on her family’s third-generation farm near Buckeye, and now resides in Iowa Falls with her husband Dave. The Sweeneys have two adult sons. She received a B.S.Ed. in English and ...

Meet the Iowa Senate District 27 Candidates: Ben Robertson

Ben Robertson, Write-in Candidate for Senate District 27 Ben Robertson, 59, is an Iowa native whose grandfather farmed in Grundy County for more than 75 years. He is adopted, one of 11 siblings in total, and from a mixed marriage. He lives in rural Reinbeck on a farm along with his wife. ...

Meet the Iowa House District 53 Candidates: Dean Fisher

Dean Fisher, Republican candidate for Iowa House District 53 Age: 70​ Education: Graduated from South Tama CSD in 1975, Graduated from DeVry Institute of Technology in 1978 with a Bachelor’s in Electronics Engineering Technology Occupation/Profession: Electronics Engineering and Business ...

Meet the Iowa House District 53 Candidates: Berleen Wobeter

Berleen Wobeter, Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 53 Age: 69 Old enough to have witnessed much change in the state and consider if the change has been positive or negative and what was the cause for the change. Education: Graduate of Dysart-Geneseo High School Earned a BS in ...

Radon Gas Awareness presentation scheduled for Nov. 10 in Traer

TRAER – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Tama County invites community members to attend a free educational presentation on radon gas on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Traer Public Library (531 Second Street). The presentation will feature Kapil Arora, Iowa State ...

Non-soil fumigation continuing instruction course set for Nov. 17

TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Tama County office will host a Non-Soil Fumigation Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial and private pesticide applicators on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education ...

Meet the Candidates: Iowa House District 76

AREA – The upcoming General Election set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, will feature an open race for Iowa House District 76, including Democrat Calvin Horn of Elk Run Heights and Republican Matt Reisetter of Hudson. House District 76 encompasses the townships of Clark, Perry, Geneseo, and Buckingham ...