Annual law enforcement contracts between the Tama County Sheriff’s Office and eight towns were accepted Monday by the Board of Supervisors for the fiscal year beginning July . All are renewals for Chelsea, Montour, Elberon, Gladbrook, Traer, Dysart, Clutier, and Lincoln. The contracts for ...
Concern mounts as the turmoil in meat processing is evident in Iowa and across the nation admist the COVID-19 pandemic. Iowa Premium at Tama has been back in operation after a short shutdown while the Tyson pork plant at Waterloo is shuttered. But not everything has stopped by a long shot. ...
The World Food Prize Foundation hosted its 9th annual Iowa Youth Institute (IYI) yesterday featuring the participation of 264 students and 110 teachers from 93 Iowa high schools. This virtual, day-long event was the first of its kind for the IYI supported by over 90 experts from across Iowa. ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...