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STATE BOUND!

WEBSTER CITY — The North Tama volleyball team qualified for state for the fifth time in the last eight seasons by methodically outplaying No. 9 River Valley 3-1 on Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the Class 1A Region 7 final at Webster City High School. The fifth-ranked Redhawks (25-15) beat the ...

End of an era?

TRAER – These may be the waning days of Class A football at North Tama. Two years ago this December, the North Tama school board voted 5-2 to keep Redhawk varsity football in Class A (11-player) rather than drop to 8-Player despite the district sitting squarely at the bottom of the ...

Rep. Hinson hosts Dysart roundtable with area farmers, elected officials

DYSART – U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) held a roundtable in Dysart on Tuesday, Oct. 22, welcoming Iowa Sec. of Agriculture Mike Naig, area farmers, and several elected officials to Tama-Benton Cooperative to discuss what she feels is America’s greatest national asset – ...

Pickleball in Dysart Park update

DYSART – The Dysart Pickleball Organization is going strong with 30 members from different surrounding areas. We want to inform and update the public on our progress regarding the design and construction of two new pickleball courts in Dysart City Park. We plan to start construction in ...

Dancin’ with the Witches flash mob casts a spell in downtown Dysart

DYSART – On Thursday, Oct. 24, middle school and high school members of the Union Dance Team along with several other bewitched enthusiasts orchestrated a flash mob “witches dance” in front of Norma Anders Public Library in downtown Dysart as part of ‘Dancin’ with the ...

Wendt wins Winding Stairs 2024 Cow Chip Bingo Contest

TRAER – Lion Denny Berger, left, presenting a $1,000 check to Tammy Wendt for winning the Traer Lions Club Cow Chip Bingo Contest which occurred during this year’s Winding Stairs Festival held in August. Congratulations to her and a big thank you to all who bought tickets which enable the ...

In the Sky: November

November will be a special month in the sky. Brilliant Venus will be climbing higher out of the twilight glow and Saturn will continue to dominate the southern sky. It will be almost in line with Fomalhaut in Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish) below and the two stars on the right side of the ...

Cropland for Rent

TOLEDO – As the sun floated over the horizon and the clouds parted on Monday, Oct. 21, the usual gang of folks gathered for the weekly Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Like every week, Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske gave his report, kicking off the meeting. The Engineer said that ...

Words on Wellness to meet in Garwin

GARWIN – Words on Wellness (WOW) LIVE! Is a monthly program that promotes a healthy lifestyle. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Garwin Public Library to discuss relevant topics and sample a healthy recipe. Discussion is led by Cheryl Bruene from Iowa State ...