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Poweshiek Water Association issues mandatory water conservation order

Last year in June, Poweshiek Water Association issued a voluntary conserve water order for both the Amana and Tama Systems after experiencing peak water usage and a decreasing water source supply. The volunteer order worked as water usage fell to a sustainable amount. Since that time, the ...

‘Iowa’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade’ greens up downtown Dysart

DYSART – There was plenty of green to go around in downtown Dysart last Saturday as ‘Iowa’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade’ marched exactly one block of Main Street for the third year in a row. The last two years the parade has been held on St. Patrick’s Day – March 17 ...

In the Sky: April

April will be a very special month in the sky because there will be an eclipse of the Sun on April 8. Totality will be along a narrow path from central Texas to northern New York and Maine. The rest of the country will experience a partial eclipse with the amount varying by the distance to the ...

Quick and to the point

TOLEDO – The March 11 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors was over in the blink of an eye and started like normal with the engineer's report. Blading is being done, dirt is being put down, and contract rock has started being hauled around the county. The last right-of-way ...

Clutier High School Alumni banquet set for April 13

CLUTIER – The Clutier High School Alumni Association’s annual banquet will be held Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the Clutier Legion Hall. Social hour at 5 p.m., with dinner following at 6 p.m. BYOB. Honored classes include 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, and 1989. The ...

Dysart Community Foundation accepting annual grant applications

DYSART – The Dysart Community Foundation held its Annual Meeting at 6:30 p.m. on March 11, 2024 at the Dysart Community Building. The 2024 Board of Directors for the Foundation elected during the meeting include: Pamela Thiele, Chair, representing the City of Dysart; Sarah Carter, Vice Chair, ...

Program on Tama County’s First Civil War regiment set for April 10

TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “The Tama County Rifles” on Wednesday, April 10, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre located at 101 S. Church St, in Toledo. Formed just weeks after the firing on Fort Sumter in the spring of 1861, the Rifles were Tama ...

Nothin’ but a good (Seussical) time!

Last week two stellar high school music productions took to area stages including North Tama’s annual Swing Show – ‘Nothin But A Good Time!’ – which played Thursday and Friday evenings in Traer, and Union’s spring production – “Seussical The Musical” – which played to a ...