AMES – Iowa educators wanting to do a deep dive into finance topics but need flexibility have until Oct. 21 to register for “Small Change: Building Financial Security for Educators.” This Iowa State University Extension and Outreach blended course starts Tuesday, Oct. 28, with an ...
TRAER – There may have been fewer players on the line of scrimmage Thursday evening as North Tama took to Dennis Field in their first official game as an 8-player program, but that didn’t deter the fans who still came out to watch their beloved Redhawks take on non-district foe English ...
TRAER – The house at 621 First St. in Traer has undergone some updates recently and has a fresh look to the outside. Seeing the changes made me wonder who owned the house and when it was built. While I haven’t been able to identify exactly when and who originally built the house – ...
TOLEDO – The former Tama County human resources manager and insurance administrator who claims she was wrongfully terminated by the new board of supervisors and the outside HR specialist they hired will take her arguments to court in a jury trial next August, according to publicly available ...
AMES – The La Porte-Dysart FFA Chapter traveled to Ames last month for the annual Iowa FFA Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event where senior Jillian Hanson earned a top-10 placement individually out of 163 participating members from across 51 chapters. During the Aug. 23 event held ...
CLUTIER – A couple of youngsters recently won big as part of Clutier’s 125th anniversary celebration which took place the first weekend in August to coincide with the community’s annual Bohemian Plum Festival Concert and Fun Day festivities. Lili Bagenstos of LeClaire (first photo) ...
TRAER – The Traer City Council recently approved the distribution of $120,000 in local option tax funding to 11 different organizations/entities for fiscal year 2026. Since July 1, 2003, Traer has benefitted from a 1% local option sales and services tax (LOSST) on sales and services already ...
GLADBROOK – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 53rd event, “Soil to Shelter: High Tunnel Production.” The event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25 at MadAcre Farms, 1175 F Avenue in rural Gladbrook. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the event beginning at 6 ...
TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, Aug. 25, started with a lively back-and-forth during the public comment time. Afterwards, the official meeting kicked off with Ben Daleske, the Tama County Engineer, giving his weekly report. Dalesek told the board ...
TOLEDO – A new era in local education began on Monday, Aug. 25, as the newly established, nondenominational Tama-Toledo Christian School (TTCS) welcomed 33 students in grades K-8 for the first time inside the renovated former Catholic church at 600 Oswego St. in Tama. The newspaper caught ...