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Salt Creek Wind Phase II agreement reached

TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting started off with the pistol shot of contentious discord in the leadup to a unanimous decision to approve all actions on the agenda pertaining to the Salt Creek Wind Phase II project. Hours ahead of the vote on Monday, Sept. 22, ...

Tama Co. Cancer Committee fundraiser set for Oct. 19 in Dysart

DYSART – The Tama County Cancer Committee (formerly Relay for Life) will be sponsoring a fundraising drive-by beefburger event at the Dysart Lions Club concessions stand located in Dysart City Park on Sunday, October 19, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Beefburgers, chips, cookie/bar, and a ...

‘6-on-6 Girls Basketball in Iowa program CANCELED

TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society has canceled its planned “6-on-6 Girls Basketball in Iowa” program set to take place on Oct. 8 in Toledo due to a scheduling conflict on the part of the presenter.

Gates selected for 2025-26 Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team program

LA PORTE CITY – Union Class of 2025 alum Tyler Gates of La Porte City has been selected to participate in the 2025-2026 school year’s Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team (CAT) program. The one-year program focuses on increasing college students’ understanding of the corn industry. ...

North Tama County High School announces 2025 Homecoming Court

TRAER – North Tama High School recently announced the Class of 2026 Homecoming Court. Queen candidates this year include Brooke Bradley, Kruiz Ewoldt, Adisyn Fuller, Cayleigh Heller, and Addison Hochstetler. King candidates include Bryce Dostal, Drayke Dvorak, Max Monat, Kayler Morris, ...

Soule Shop & Spa holds grand re-opening in former MercyOne clinic

DYSART – Soule Shop & Spa jumped a few curbs recently, moving from its original location on Main Street to the former MercyOne clinic at 501 Clark Street. To commemorate the upgrade, on Saturday, Sept. 20, the business, which first opened in the spring of 2024, held a grand ...

Come to the garden

DYSART – A beauteous refuge awaits in the heart of Dysart. And while it’s certainly not a secret sanctuary, the space has flown mostly under the radar since first blooming onto the scene in the summer of 2024. It is the Dysart United Methodist Church (DUMC) Oasis Garden – open to all ...

Unwinding History: Traer Pizza Palace corner

TRAER – While we wait to see the future of the Pizza Palace property in Traer (the restaurant’s owners retired in August), let’s look back at the early history of the SW corner of Main and First streets. It’s hard to imagine the corner with anything but a restaurant but in the early ...

Tama County 4-H prepares to ‘Go Beyond Ready’ for National 4-H Week

TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H is gearing up for an exciting celebration of National 4-H Week, taking place October 5–11. The National 4-H theme this year is ‘Beyond Ready: Building a Ready Generation in a World of Change’ which perfectly captures the energy and ambition of local youth who ...