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 ...
TRAER – On Nov. 10, 2024, the community gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of local youth at the annual 4-H awards program held at the Traer Memorial Building. The event recognized the hard work, creativity, and leadership skills of 4-H members who have made significant ...
TOLEDO - The historic Wieting Theatre will ring with holiday melodies and good cheer as it hosts its first-ever Ugly Sweater Sing-Along Night on Saturday, December 14, blending community caroling with variety show performances and a festive soup supper. "I grew up as a choir kid and have ...
TOLEDO — Many braved the chilly weather last Monday morning (Nov. 25), trooping through the blustery new-day air to attend the weekly Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. The meeting started, as it does every week, with the Tama County Engineer's report. The bridge crew is ...
IOWA – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will again be partnering with Iowa deer hunters to collect tissue samples to monitor for chronic wasting disease during the upcoming gun seasons. The goal is to collect samples from each county, with higher quotas based on the presence of or ...
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