Landon Bramer of Garwin wanted to go camping to celebrate his 11th birthday on Sunday, April 19. But, as is known, the COVID-19 restrictions made that venture pretty much not possible.Well, family and friends tried to come up with what might be at least as good.How about a birthday parade with ...
A financing procedure which will lower the average bond issue interest rate to 1.82 percent over the next 12 years was approved in a resolution by the Tama County Board of Supervisors on a 3-0 vote during a special meeting on Friday afternoon, April 24. The bond refunding process is being used ...
Dear Readers,Well isn't this a fine start to the 100th Year Celebration of Iowa's Parks and Lakes a pandemic and all of them are closed! We all hope not for long.The Sac and Fox Indians, on their trapping trips to Wolf Grove and along Wolfe Creek, often camped on ground now covered by the ...
A savings target of $200,000 in taxpayer money was set Monday, April 20, by the Tama Coutny Baord of Supervisors during a Zoom electornic meeting with Heidi Kuhl and Jeff Heil, representatives of Northland Securities. Kuhl told the board the interest rate charge since their last discussion had ...
UnityPoint Clinic has transitioned part of its family medicine clinic in Toledo to a respiratory illness clinic effective Monday, April 20. The clinic, located at 1307 S. Broadway Street in Toledo, will be dedicated to the triage and treatment of patients with respiratory illnesses and will be ...
Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce its high school Class of 2020 scholarship selection, Abigail Sandvick of South Tama County High School. She is the daughter of Brian and Shaya Sorensen and AJ and Ashley Sandvick. Abby will be awarded the SWCD’s local ...
Bestselling and Award-winning author, Tim Ayers, writes a new chapter as the new pastor of Peace Church in Gladbrook, IA. Tim’s first twelve books, Spinechillers Mysteries published by Thomas Nelson Publishing, were bestsellers on the Christian Childrens list. Pastor Tim’s adult novel, ...
The Iowa Veterans Home has been closed to the public and the residents have been mostly confined to their rooms. As you can imagine, their daily lives and routines have been disrupted just like yours. One of those routines has been the ability to go to a vending machine and get a candy bar, ...
The Tama County Pork Producers annual banquet was held January 18, 2020, at the Gladbrook Memorial Building. A delicious meal of pork loin and ribs was catered by Spanky's restaurant in Gladbrook.President, Phil McKenna, called the meeting to order and introduced all dignitaries in the ...
Tama County Auditor Laura Kopsa, joins Secretary of State Paul Pate and auditors across Iowa in encouraging voters to cast absentee ballots by mail in the upcoming June 2 primary. During the COVID-19 pandemic, voting by mail is the safest option. Secretary Pate is sending absentee ballot ...