TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H is excited to announce that enrollment opens Sept. 1 for the 2024-2025 Clover Kids program, designed specifically for youth in grades K-3rd. Clover Kids offers a fun and engaging introduction to 4-H, allowing young children to explore their interests and develop ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary hosted the Tama County Iowa Veterans Home Picnic on Aug. 3. The Auxiliary provided meatballs, cheesy potatoes, baked beans, homegrown sweet corn, potato salad, tomatoes, coleslaw and various assortment of pies. We served 110 residents. ...
TOLEDO – As the morning dew still clung to blades of grass and the car windshield, many gathered for last week's Tama County Board of Supervisors' meeting. The Tama County Engineer, Ben Daleske, kicked off the main part of the meeting like always with his report talking about how Iowa ...
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is urging Iowans to make a plan to vote this November, which includes checking your voter registration status, finding your polling place, and requesting an absentee ballot. August 27 was the first day Iowans could begin requesting absentee ...
GARWIN – Words on Wellness (WOW) LIVE! Is a monthly program that promotes a healthy lifestyle. The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at noon at the Garwin Public Library to discuss relevant topics and sample a healthy recipe. The discussion is led by Cheryl Bruene from Iowa ...
AMES – Four Women Managing Farmland Forums and Annie’s Project 20th Anniversary Celebrations will be offered across the state the first week of September. The free events take place on Sept. 3 in Atlantic, Sept. 4 in Iowa City, Sept. 5 in West Union and Sept. 6 in Storm Lake, from 10 a.m. ...
TAMA – As she reiterated near the end of her Women in Ag roundtable at the Tama Civic Center on Tuesday, Aug. 6, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), who grew up in the Des Moines area and now calls Marion home, isn’t a farmer and won’t ever pretend to be one. But the congresswoman, who ...
GLADBROOK– Joe Smith and his son Zack, 10, of Gladbrook travel the country competing in horseshoe pitching tournaments. They recently returned home from the world competition in Washington state where Joe placed 12th and Zack placed first in cadet class A and second in overall cadets. At the ...
TOLEDO – On a drizzly rainy Monday morning last week, the usual suspects started their week by gathering for the Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. After 15 minutes of absolute silence where no one had a public comment, the Tama County Engineer, Ben Daleske, kicked off the meeting ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “Iowa’s Largest and Tallest Trees” on Wednesday, Sept. 11, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Join big tree hunter Mark Rouw has been searching for the biggest trees in Iowa for nearly 50 ...