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Tama County News

Tama County Historical Society presents “Barns of Iowa” Sept. 13

TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will host author Deb Schense for a conversation about Iowa’s unique and historic barns on Wednesday, September 13, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St. Toledo, Iowa. An Iowan all her life, Deb Schense grew up on a farm ...

Beenken meets with lawmakers in D.C.

A group of more than 30 Iowa farmers, representing 20 county Farm Bureaus, met with Iowa’s congressional delegation July 18-20 in Washington, D.C. to discuss policy issues important to the sustainability of their family farms. Among them was Tama County Farm Bureau vice-president Tyler ...

Top honors awarded in Iowa State Fair FFA Sheep show

DES MOINES – Judges viewed 306 animals from 172 exhibitors competing for top honors in the FFA Market Lamb show held last Thursday, Aug. 10, at the 2023 Iowa State Fair. Champion Market Wether was awarded to Brock Bowman of Glidden-Ralston FFA, Glidden. Makenzie Rule of West Sioux FFA, ...

Tama Co. Conservation director placed on administrative leave

RURAL TOLEDO — As Otter Creek Lake slowly begins to refill following the long-awaited completion of the lake restoration project, Tama County Conservation has suddenly found itself without a leader. Effective last Monday, July 31 at 4 p.m., Tama Co. Conservation Director Stephen Mayne was ...

Congress comes to town

DYSART – Three members of Congress visited Dysart last week Thursday in a sort of reverse ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ for a roundtable discussion meant to further explore the theft of agricultural technology by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson of Iowa’s ...

Hilmer had the reins

TOLEDO – At the Monday, July 31 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Curt Hilmer had the reins. The usual master of the meetings, supervisor Bill Faircloth, was out of the office, telecommuting via telephone. Hilmer made the most of his time as the big kahuna. The only ...

Tama Co. American Legion & Auxiliary, Reinbeck ALA Unit hold picnic at IVH

MARSHALLTOWN – Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary and the Reinbeck ALA Unit sponsored the Tama County Picnic at the Iowa Veterans Home on Saturday, Aug. 5. The units brought meatballs, cheesy potatoes, sweet corn, baked beans, various salads, tomatoes, and an assortment of pies. IVH ...

Tama County Fair’s Outstanding Juniors

GLADBROOK - Tama County 4-H members who were awarded Outstanding Junior for their static/non-livestock projects are pictured during last month’s county fair held in Gladbrook. PHOTO BY THE PIE LADY/LAURA BRU

DeSantis visits Tama Livestock Action

TAMA — With the 2024 presidential election cycle now in full swing, candidates have begun crisscrossing Iowa looking to gain support before primaries and caucuses begin early next year. Republican presidential hopeful and current Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis spent much of Friday and ...

‘Just sue us’

TOLEDO – The most significant item on the Tama County Supervisors' agenda last Monday, July 24 was once again the Tama Co. Board of Health. At 10 a.m., the supervisors held a public hearing on a proposed decrease in the appropriation of the Board of Health budget. This is an ongoing ...