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Tama County News

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 ...

Tama County Women, Land & Legacy upcoming pollinator event

Join Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) for its upcoming event, “The Birds and Bees: Pollinator Garden Habitat.” The event will be held on Tuesday, April 2 at the Toledo Public Library, 206 E. High Street in Toledo. Registration and dessert will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the ...

‘Panther Pavilion’ planned for Gladbrook

GLADBROOK – Attention Gladbrook School graduates, employees, family members, and citizens! The school structure may be gone but memories will last forever. A Panther Pavilion is about to become a reality. We have some plans in the works but need your help to raise money to get the project ...

Ewe herd it here first: Spring has officially sprung!

TRAER – Spring officially sprung this past Tuesday with the passing of the vernal (spring) equinox, ushering in high lambing season – and National Ag Week! – for many in Iowa including on the farm of Dan Yuska. As of last Friday, Yuska – who farms north of Traer – estimated he ...

Races set for June 4 primary election

Voters will choose the legislative candidates to represent their respective political parties during the June 4 primary election. The winners of the primary will face opposing party candidates during the November general election. Candidates who filed the necessary paperwork before the Friday ...

Poweshiek Water Association issues mandatory water conservation order

Last year in June, Poweshiek Water Association issued a voluntary conserve water order for both the Amana and Tama Systems after experiencing peak water usage and a decreasing water source supply. The volunteer order worked as water usage fell to a sustainable amount. Since that time, the ...

In the Sky: April

April will be a very special month in the sky because there will be an eclipse of the Sun on April 8. Totality will be along a narrow path from central Texas to northern New York and Maine. The rest of the country will experience a partial eclipse with the amount varying by the distance to the ...