GLADBROOK – Each July, over 200 4-H and FFA members enter their exhibits at the Tama County Fair. Ribbons and trophies are earned. Even more important, goals are met, lessons are learned and friendships are made. The Tama County Livestock and Fair Association invites you to come to the ...
TOLEDO – The June 19 Tama County Supervisors meeting was filled with differing opinions. The Board of Supervisors approved, by majority, the hiring of attorneys Joseph Gamble and Kayla Sproul due to issues involving the Board of Health. Following the publication of an article in the ...
TRAER – Father’s Day last Sunday marked two years to the day since Ryan Roy Cooper – a father of four – was found dead due to a gunshot wound at his residence south of Traer. But despite both the Iowa Dept. of Criminal Investigation and the Tama County Sheriff's Office continuing to ...
MARSHALLTOWN – The 26th annual WHO Tractor Ride kicked off this past Monday morning after the riders gathered at the Central Iowa Fairgrounds in Marshalltown – pictured in this aerial shot – Sunday evening. Monday’s route went north toward Gladbrook, Beaman, Conrad, Liscomb and ...
An idea that has been living in the mind of a Traer veteran for years has finally come to fruition. Ian Wheeldon, an ex-marine who had two deployments to Afghanistan, had the initial thought for the foundation Frontlines United; after mentioning it to a few friends, it is now up and running. ...
TOLEDO - Money was the big subject for the Monday, June 12 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Tama County Treasurer Amanda Kriegel brought the subject of changing banks to the supervisors. County money is currently in both the State Bank of Toledo and the Lincoln Savings Bank. While ...
Join Tama County Women, Land & Legacy for its upcoming event, “Summer Buzz: Farmstead Pollinator Tour.” It will be held on Wednesday, June 28 at the Jan and Rob Wobeter farmstead, 2551 300th Street in rural Toledo, one mile south of Highway E-43 (Duponda blacktop) at the intersection ...
TOLEDO — The Tama Co. Board of Conservation voted last Wednesday night to begin phasing in a new logo featuring a black and white graphic of a trumpeter swan – a native species once absent from Iowa altogether but thanks to restoration efforts including at Otter Creek Marsh near Chelsea, ...
All events are free unless otherwise noted. Questions? Call Tama Co. Naturalist Raina Genaw at 641-484-2231 or email rgenaw@tamacounty.org. Friday, July 7: Bug Catching from noon to 2 p.m. at T.F. Clark Park. Catch some bugs and learn about them with a naturalist! Bug nets, containers, ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Board of Supervisors had a special meeting on Monday, June 5 at noon. The meeting was to discuss possibly merging the jobs of sanitarian, weed commissioner, and zoning commissioner into one and sharing that employee with Marshall County. In attendance were ...