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Conrad sworn in as Tama Co. Park Officer

The monthly meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation began in a celebratory manner this past Wednesday, June 1, with the official swearing-in of Riley Conrad as a full-time Tama County Park Officer. Conservation Director Stephen Mayne announced during the regular May meeting that he ...

Piano students hold recitals at Traer Library

The piano students of Sharon Owens and Carri Holst held two recitals on April 23 and April 24, at the Kupka Cultural Center in the Traer Public Library. Twenty students performed, ranging in age from first grade to 10th grade. Following the program, a reception to congratulate the ...

Tama Co. Against Turbines returns to supervisors’ agenda, demands action

After being told during the May 23 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting that their coalition would no longer be allowed on the board's agenda, Tama County Against Turbines showed up on the May 31 agenda – attending the meeting in full force. The meeting started off with Tama County ...

Hilmer triumphs in GOP primary for Tama Co. Supervisors District 1

After peppering much of the eastern half of Tama County with his signature signs, Curt Hilmer of Dysart was triumphant Tuesday night in the race for the Republican nomination for District 1 Supervisor – winning resoundingly with more than 41 percent of the vote share and beating three other ...

Honoring the fallen

Iowans awoke this past Memorial Day with the nation's flags already flying at half staff in honor of the victims of the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas – making the ceremonies held across the communities of Clutier and Dysart on Monday, May 30, and Traer on May 29, in memory of America’s fallen ...

Meet Your Local Candidates: State Rep. District 53

The June 7 Primary in Tama County features several contested Republican races while the Democratic challengers in all races are running unopposed. Look for a subsequent questionnaire that includes all the candidates in the lead-up to the General Election on Nov. 8, 2022. Due to limited space, ...

Holding on and taking root

A prairie plant propagation story four painstaking years in the making came full circle on Thursday, May 26, at UNI’s Irvine Prairie in northwest Benton County thanks to the assistance of a pair of Union High School science classes. The Irvine Prairie – a 77-acre prairie-in-progress ...

Meet Your Local Candidates: State Rep. District 76

The June 7 Primary in Tama County features several contested Republican races while the Democratic challengers in all races are running unopposed. Look for a subsequent questionnaire that includes all the candidates in the lead-up to the General Election on Nov. 8, 2022. Due to limited space, ...

Community shower for expectant mothers to be held in Tama

A community baby shower will be held on June 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at the South Tama Elementary Cafeteria in Tama. Any expecting mother that attends will receive a free diaper bag and will be entered to win a free car seat or a pack n’ play. Shower participants will receive newborn supplies ...

Meet Your Local Candidates: Tama County Supervisors District 1

The June 7 Primary in Tama County features several contested Republican races while the Democratic challengers in all races are running unopposed. Look for a subsequent questionnaire that includes all the candidates in the lead-up to the General Election on Nov. 8, 2022. Due to limited space, ...