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Prairie Summer

Education

IRVINE PRAIRIE – More than 100 students from Union High School closed out the school year last month with a trip to Irvine Prairie – a nearly 300-acre ‘prairie-in-progress’ roughly five miles northeast of Dysart as the crow flies and stewarded by UNI’s Tallgrass Prairie Center ...

The Empty Chair

Local News

TOLEDO – It was business as usual on Wednesday, June 11, during the most recent meeting of the Tama County Zoning Commission save for two notable changes – Laura Wilson was now seated in the Zoning Administrator's chair, having taken over from former administrator Bob Vokoun who resigned ...

Field of Flax

Local News

CLUTIER – If you plant flax, folks will certainly come when the field starts blooming. For nearly 40 years, Bill and Janet Wilson have farmed the field located at the corner of V-18 and 220th St. in Oneida Township northeast of Clutier, but it’s certainly never caught the attention of ...

Boldt promoted to Mason City Fire lieutenant

Local News

MASON CITY – During a Friday, June 13 ceremony, the Mason City Fire Department (MCFD) promoted six firefighters to higher positions including North Tama Class of 2000 graduate Brad Boldt (pictured back right) who was promoted to 1st Battalion Lieutenant. Boldt, the youngest son of Marvin ...

Country School Day set for July 22 at Dysart Historical Center

Education

DYSART – The Dysart Historical Society’s fifth annual Country School Day will be held on Tuesday, July 22, at the local historical center campus (612 Crisman St.). Students who will be in grades 4-6 this coming fall are invited to join in a day of learning and fun. The school day will ...

Welcome to the Market

Local News

TRAER – After more than a dozen-year absence, the Traer Farmers Market rebloomed in the Hometown Foods parking lot on Saturday, June 7, with four dedicated vendors and an eager, local group of supporters. “The market has nothing to do with Hometown Foods. We are merely just here to ...

Here Comes the Sun

Local News

TRAER – It was a long cold winter for farmer Craig Sash as he waited for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development office to release more than $85,000 in matching funds granted in Nov. 2024 for the installation of a solar array on his Tama County farm. But after months of ...