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Tama County News

Our GMG Student Council

The GMG Student Council is an organization that plans and fundraises activities for the student body, such as Homecoming. GMG has about 15 students on the Student Council. Officers include President Alice Hunt; Vice President Lilly Bru; Secretary Lexi Vazquez; Treasurers Anna Mussig and ...

Corn and soybean harvests continue ahead of schedule

As of Monday, about 16% of Iowa’s corn and 24% of its soybeans have been harvested so far this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For corn, that is about four days ahead of the five-year average. For soybeans, that is one day ahead of last year and even with the five-year ...

Tama Co. 4-H, FFA members exhibit livestock during 2023 Iowa State Fair

Tama Co. 4-H, FFA members exhibit livestock during 2023 Iowa State Fair Results roundup TAMA-GRUNDY PUBLISHING DES MOINES – Tama County 4-H and FFA members participated in livestock showcase events during the 2023 Iowa State Fair which was held August 10-20 this year at the fairgrounds ...

Map mixup

TOLEDO – During several recent Tama County Board of Supervisors meetings, the subject on many people's minds has been redistricting with the supervisors appointing a group of three locals to a board to work on the matter. The redistricting board came up with an unofficial new map that ...

Tama Co. farmer speaks at 2023 Farm Aid

NOBLESVILLE, IND. – Willie Nelson and family took the stage near midnight for the final musical set of the 2023 Farm Aid Concert held in Noblesville, Indiana, Sept. 22-23. It was all you could hope for as a conclusion to the two-day event, according to Berleen Wobeter, a Tama County ...

Local candidates file for upcoming city, school elections

The deadline to file as a candidate for the Tuesday, Nov. 7 city and school elections came and went last week with mostly incumbents vying for local seats. In the community of Garwin, no candidate filed for one of the three city council seats up for election, while in the nearby race for ...

Tama youth to celebrate National 4-H Week Oct. 1-7

TOLEDO, IOWA – The anticipation is building for this year's National 4-H Week, during which millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country will celebrate everything 4-H. The 2023 National 4-H Week theme is I [heart emoji] 4-H, which celebrates everything ...

News and notes from Tama Co. Board of Supervisors meeting

TOLEDO – Last week's Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting started like most, with a report from the Tama County Engineer. Work on a sign up on Payton Road has finished. The Toledo Bridge end rails are being put up, and then it's on to the dirtwork, work on the bridge is moving ...