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Union’s FY2027 property tax levy rate to decline

LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District’s proposed property tax levy rate for fiscal year 2027 is 3.18% lower than the previous year. The proposed rate of $11.404 per $1,000 of taxable property value for FY27 continues a trend of declining rates at Union CSD in recent years. ...

Iowa on the air in the 20th century

TOLEDO — In order to get mass media to the masses, local reporters and station operators spent the middle of the 20th century experimenting and innovating. Jeff Stein of KXEL-AM brought his presentation “Making Waves: The People and Places of Iowa Broadcasting” to a small audience April ...

Hora-Machacek holds April meeting

CLUTIER – The Hora-Machacek Unit 453 of the American Legion Auxiliary met on April 7 in Clutier with Vice-President Linda calling the meeting to order at 1:40 p.m. There were five members present – Collette Wiebbecke, Linda Dvorak, Julia Babinat, Margaret Babinat and Diane Caloud. The ...

Traer Nostalgia: Photos from the Traer Historical Museum

The Tama County Legion Auxiliary Convention was held in Traer Legion Hall on April 22, 1957. A flag ceremony presented the flags of each of the 11 local Legion Auxiliary units. The program included a memorial ceremony by the Clutier group; reports from the president of each local unit, a ...

Tama County Pork Producers donate to local food pantries

GLADBROOK – The Tama County Pork Producers made four recent donations to local Tama County food pantries as part of Iowa Pork’s Pork in the Pantry initiative. Per a social media post March 31, “The Tama County Pork Producers donated 120 lbs of ground pork and $600 worth of pork ...

Home Health decertified

TOLEDO — After months of ups and downs, a plan of decertification for Tama County Home Care was approved as part of the Monday, April 20 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Supervisor Curt Hilmer (R-Dysart) talked about the decision and the last Public Health meeting he attended. ...

La Porte-Dysart FFA stand out at 98th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference

AMES – A total of 18 La Porte-Dysart FFA members joined FFA chapters from across Iowa for the 98th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference April 19-21 at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum in Ames. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is one the largest of its kind in the National FFA ...

North Tama FFA students attend 98th Iowa Leadership Conference

AMES – On Monday, April 20, a group of North Tama students attended the 98th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference in Ames, including sophomore Calleigh Staker who was selected to participate in the State FFA Convention Honor Band – one of just 93 students chosen for the honor. Pictured front row ...

Clutier honored with Lance J. Horbach Award for ‘innovative thinking’

TOLEDO – The Tama County Community Foundation (TCCF) held its 2026 grant awards celebration at the Wieting Theatre Monday April 13, announcing the distribution of $193,436.99 to 26 projects undertaken by organizations serving Tama County. As part of the celebration, the City of Clutier was ...