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Tama County News

The new rules

TOLEDO – Last week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was all about rules and handbooks. But before they got into all that, the supervisors heard the engineer’s report. Contract rock has finished being delivered, and trucks were out clearing roads after last week's bout of snow. ...

Garwin Public Library to host Live Animal Wednesdays

GARWIN – The Garwin Public Library will be hosting Live Animal Wednesdays in April beginning Wednesday, April 3 with snails followed by Ms. Strawberry the Sheep on April 10, Olive the Hedgehog on April 17, and a Tama County Humane Society special guest on April 24. As part of the April 17 ...

Celebrate ISU Extension and Outreach Week in Tama County

TAMA COUNTY – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week is April 15-20 this year. Iowa’s 100 county extension offices will host “I Spy Cy” activities and educational events throughout the week to thank Iowans for their support of ISU Extension and Outreach throughout the ...

Grassley staff to hold office hours in Tama County

TAMA COUNTY, IOWA – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 11 Iowa counties including Tama County from April 15 –17. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views on issues important to them may stop by during the ...

Petersen hired to lead GMG

GREEN MOUNTAIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District is hoping third time’s a charm when it comes to new superintendents this school year. Last week Monday (March 18), Kimballton native Chris Petersen, 42, was officially hired as GMG superintendent, replacing interim ...

Happy 105th Birthday to the American Legion!

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary hosted the annual Legion Birthday Party on March 18. Unit President Jeanne Paustian stated that the American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, service members and ...

Tama County candidates file for June 4 primary election

TOLEDO – Last week Friday at 5 p.m. the county filing deadline passed for the June 4 primary election. The offices of county auditor and county sheriff, as well as five seats on the county board of supervisors, will be on the Tama County primary ballot this June. Tama County Auditor Only ...

The need to speed limit

TOLEDO – The Monday, March 18 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors was a run-of-the-mill showing of parliamentary procedure with not too much on the agenda. The engineer kicked things off, like usual, reporting about the blading that had been done and the salt shipment that they'd ...

Tommy Hexter of Grinnell is running for Iowa House District 53

GRINNELL – Tommy is the director of Grinnell Farm To Table, a local food business that connects over 35 local farmers with consumers in Poweshiek and Tama County and provides food access to 8 community food pantries in the area. He also works for Iowa Farmers Union as a rural organizer ...