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Tama County News

Gov. Reynolds signs Harvest Proclamation

DES MOINES – On Monday, Sept. 11, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through October 11, 2023. The proclamation allows vehicles ...

Lincoln celebrates 140th Birthday!

LINCOLN – The little town of Lincoln, Iowa proudly celebrated the 140th anniversary of the town’s founding with a parade and community meal on Sunday, August 20. It was unbearably hot and humid, but that did not deter a good size crowd from viewing the parade.

Tama County 4-H and FFA Members exhibit at the Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES – Tama County 4-H and FFA members exhibits were on display in the 4-H and FFA Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair this year. Divisions young people may exhibit in include agriculture and natural resources, creative arts, family and consumer sciences, personal ...

A good little meeting

TOLEDO – Last week's supervisors’ meeting went by rather quickly, without any fireworks going off. Chairman Bill Faircloth was absent, so District 1 Supervisor Curt Hilmer once again had the reins. Hilmer stumbled and tumbled a bit when it came to the monotonous particulars of ...

Iowa drought is now worst in a decade

Overall dryness in Iowa expanded the last week of August amid unrelenting heat and a lack of rainfall and is now worse than it’s been since March 2013, according to a recent report by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Drought conditions eclipsed their previous worst of this year, which occurred in ...

‘The County messed up’ — and now homeowners have to pay

UNION GROVE LAKE – Controversy surrounding payouts the Tama County Board of Health attempted to make this past July to two homeowners whose septics were improperly passed by the previous sanitarian continues to leach consequences, having now ensnared a former homeowner in a possible lawsuit ...

Ag, energy and spending dominate Hinson’s Tama Co. town hall discussion

TAMA — U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) made the rounds with a trio of stops in the southwest quadrant of her district last week Tuesday, August 22, and one of them was a town hall meeting at the Tama Civic Center, where she discussed government spending, agricultural issues, immigration ...

Tama County Women, Land & Legacy to host upcoming event at Buzzed Bee Meadery

MELBOURNE – Join Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) for its upcoming event, “Fall Social: Buzzed Bee Meadery.” It will be held on Thursday, September 14 at Buzzed Bee Meadery, 1755 340th Street, rural Melbourne in neighboring Marshall County. The event will begin promptly at 6 ...

Gladbrook horseshoe pitchers rack up wins at 2023 Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES – Participants from around the state competed in the Horseshoe Pitching Doubles Pro-Am Tournament and Open Singles held Friday, August 18, at the 2023 Iowa State Fair with Joseph and Jennifer Smith of Gladbrook taking silver in the Doubles Pro-Am Championship. The Fair hosts both ...