Iowa Project AWARE is heading to the Iowa River this summer! From July 9-14, hundreds of volunteers from across the nation will embark on the six day, five night river cleanup adventure down sixty-five miles of the Iowa River from Marshalltown to Koszta. Registration is required to ...
A newcomer won a seat on the GMG school board, and a $14.25 million bond issue at North Tama fell just short of a necessary supermajority during special elections held around the area Tuesday. According to unofficial results posted Tuesday night, Kristine Kienzle of rural Toledo defeated ...
Five teams of Iowa youth won scholarships while participating in the Senior Division of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) Youth Swine Judging Contest. The contest was held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines earlier this month. There were 162 teams represented in the Senior ...
TOLEDO — Feelings were high, and voices were higher at the regular Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, Feb 27. The subject at hand was appointing local Tama/Toledo resident Duane Backen to the zoning board. Applications to be considered for a position on the zoning board ...
March 7 will be a busy day for Tama County Elections Administrator Karen Rohrs as four schools with boundaries in the county hold special elections including North Tama, Benton Community, GMG, and Hawkeye Community College. Benton Community includes roughly six sections of the northeast ...
An Iowa House bill that advanced out of committee Tuesday, Feb. 14 would make legal a common practice among some farmers who kill — without state approval — animals that harm their crops, livestock or machinery, said Rep. Dean Fisher, a Garwin Republican and farmer who introduced the ...
On Saturday, February 25, the Tama County Cattlemen will be hosting their annual banquet at the Traer Memorial Building. The evening will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m., followed by a large prime rib dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is catered by Spanky's, and Iowa Premium of Tama ...
Women, men and children in more than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 3, 2023. This year the women of Taiwan call us to worship together considering the words from Ephesians 1:15-19, “I Have Heard About Your Faith.” The women of Taiwan share ...
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Tama County Board of Supervisors were asked during their regular meeting why the meetings can't be livestreamed. Some wonder why a few dollars of Tama County's money cannot be delegated for a camera and microphone so that the weekly meetings could be broadcast over ...
If you happen to see a moth-like bird cruising low along a stubbly field during daylight hours this winter, be sure to (safely) stop and get a better look – you’ve likely just spotted an elusive winter visitor to Iowa, the endangered Short-eared owl. This uncommon, majestic owl gets its ...