TRAER – Artist Dan Hatala’s second mural commissioned by members of the Traer Mural Project Committee as part of the community’s 150th-anniversary celebration this year is almost complete. It is located on the building directly west of the public library, facing Hatala’s Jack and the ...
TRAER, IOWA – Adelynn Kemen, a 5th grader attending North Tama Elementary School in Traer, Iowa has won 3rd place in Community Bankers of Iowa’s (CBI) Money Smart Week Poster Contest. As the 3rd place winner, Adelynn will receive a $300 Certificate of Deposit. Adelynn’s poster was ...
A group of more than 30 Iowa farmers, representing 20 county Farm Bureaus, met with Iowa’s congressional delegation July 18-20 in Washington, D.C. to discuss policy issues important to the sustainability of their family farms. Among them was Tama County Farm Bureau vice-president Tyler ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will host author Deb Schense for a conversation about Iowa’s unique and historic barns on Wednesday, September 13, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St. Toledo, Iowa. An Iowan all her life, Deb Schense grew up on a farm ...
RURAL BUCKINGHAM – A home located in the 1100 block of W Avenue east of Buckingham in Geneseo Township, Tama County apparently exploded this past Monday morning, Aug. 14. The home was leveled with debris from the house as well as its contents blown both into and through a nearby stand of ...
CLUTIER – The Clutier Fun Day grand parade made its way around town this past Saturday just after 1 p.m. as part of the annual town celebration. This year’s parade featured several Clutier area Century and Heritage Farm families including the Kremenak Century Farm which was founded in ...
DYSART – Three members of Congress visited Dysart last week Thursday in a sort of reverse ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ for a roundtable discussion meant to further explore the theft of agricultural technology by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson of Iowa’s ...
RURAL TOLEDO — As Otter Creek Lake slowly begins to refill following the long-awaited completion of the lake restoration project, Tama County Conservation has suddenly found itself without a leader. Effective last Monday, July 31 at 4 p.m., Tama Co. Conservation Director Stephen Mayne was ...
MARENGO, Ohio – Alex Meggers, Gavin Hines, Gwen Wical and Anthony Dudys of the Steel Shooters of Traer brought home a bronze at the 2023 SASP National Championship as a non-collegiate team this year. The placement was for Optic Rimfire Pistol category. The National Championship took place ...
CLUTIER - A selection of photos from the 2023 Bohemian Plum Festival Band Concert which took place on Friday, Aug. 4 in downtown Clutier.