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Kaylynn Murty to show in 2024 Governor’s Charity Steer Show

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DES MOINES – The Iowa State Fair is quickly approaching and plans for the annual Governor’s Charity Steer Show are in full swing. Iowa cattlemen support this great event that benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. Kaylynn Murty of Tama has joined the Governor’s Charity ...

Local students graduate from Wartburg College

Education

WAVERLY – Wartburg College awarded dipolomas to 211 students during Spring Commencement on Sunday, May 26, including Madison Frush and Silver Schmitz. Frush, of La Porte City, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in exercise science. Schmitz, also of La Porte City, graduated ...

A library destroyed

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ELBERON — On May 22, the Elberon Public Library was vandalized, leaving the city building in need of multiple repairs. An estimated $17,922.95 of damages occurred during the incident. Bailey Anne Jenkins, 33, was arrested on June 29 in relation to the vandalism. Jenkins had been serving as ...

Bringing ‘big town gym’ to small town Iowa

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TRAER – Carmen Erhardt is ready to cross the finish line. Tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 8, in conjunction with Traer’s Winding Stairs Festival, Erhardt will host a sneak peek of her new, 24-hour fitness center, The Body Shop Gym & Spa located roughly a block south of downtown. And while ...

Tenderloin three-peat!

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DYSART – For the third year running, the breaded pork tenderloin at Harper’s Public House in downtown Dysart has been designated one of the best in the state by the Iowa Pork Producers Association – a feat leading co-owner Jenna Scott to hope third time really is the charm and ...

Becky Fevold selected for Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame

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GLADBROOK – Gladbrook resident Becky Fevold is this year’s Tama County inductee for the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame. The Iowa 4-H Foundation sponsors the annual Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. Inductees into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame represent the many people ...

Alumni to gather during 2024 Winding Stairs Festival

Education

TRAER – North Tama, Traer-Clutier and Traer's honored alumni will gather for a reunion on Friday and Saturday, August 9 and 10 during the annual Winding Stairs Festival. Eight honored classes have been especially invited to attend the festivities including Traer's Class of 1954 (70 years) and ...

School planting progress continues at Tama-Toledo Christian School

Education

TAMA – For anyone taking a stroll through the 600 block of Tama’s Oswego Street this summer, renovations on the old Catholic church by the nonprofit Tama-Toledo Christian School may appear to have stalled as of late but according to Rep. Dean Fisher, president of the school’s board of ...

Dysart’s annual Golf Cart Cruise set for Aug. 15

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DYSART – The annual Dysart Golf Car Cruise will be held on Main Street Dysart on Thursday, Aug. 15 this year with the rain date set for Monday, August 19. Registration will be from 5-6 p.m. with the cruise beginning at 6 p.m. and lasting approximately 30 minutes. There will be music, ...