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Tama County News

Owen Eli hired as new Tama County park ranger, conservation tech

OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – Tama County has a new park ranger. During the monthly meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation that took place on Wednesday, Oct. 15, Director Curtis Behrens introduced Owen Eli as the department’s new park ranger/conservation tech. Eli’s first day ...

Gladbrook Community Kids Club recent volunteer outings

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Community Kids Club recently donated food to the Northwest Tama County Food Pantry (left photo). The club also prepared and blessed backpacks for Orphan Grain Train with help from Pastor Gideon Gallo (right photo).

Starting with a spill: Last week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting

TOLEDO – Last Monday’s (Oct. 13) Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting started with the making of a puddle on the meeting room floor. As Supervisor Curt Hilmer attempted to open his morning Dr Pepper, the pop foamed, overflowed the top, and dripped down onto the tile. After Hilmer was ...

Local churches seeking applications for 2025 Christmas Family Project

GLADBROOK – The Northwest Tama County Churches serving Gladbrook, Green Mountain, and Lincoln communities are again hosting the Christmas Family Project Boxes and Gifts. If a family is in need of a food box and/or gifts for their children this Christmas season, please request an application ...

Tama County Tom Stompers to host family bingo night Nov. 21 at Tama Ballroom

TAMA – Tama County Tom Stompers, the Tama County chapter of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation (NWTF), will hold a bingo night on Friday, Nov. 21, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Tama Ballroom located at 1411 E Fifth Street in Tama. Ten bingo games will be played in total including nine ...

Congresswoman, GOP Senate candidate Hinson visits Marshall, Tama counties

MARSHALLTOWN – Surrounded by legendary chocolates, Iowa Second District Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-Marion) stopped at Lillie Mae’s Chocolates on Saturday, Oct. 18, in Marshalltown to meet owner-operator Aimee Deimerly-Snyder and staff. Hinson, 42, and Deimerly-Snyder chatted while ...

Civil War comes to Clark’s Park

TRAER – As the 21st century starts its second quarter, the number of people interested in portraying and imitating the lives of those from the middle of the 19th — specifically, Civil War re-enactors — is shrinking. “This is a dying art form,” Krystyna Jones said. Jones is chair ...