DES MOINES – Jessie Lowe of Adrian, Mo., won Grand Champion Bull in the Gelbvieh Show at the 2024 Iowa State Fair, while Cib's Gelbvieh of Clutier received the Champion Iowa Bull award. Cib's Gelbvieh is owned and operated by Matt and Tina Cibula and their kids Brayton, Shawna, Dustin, and ...
TOLEDO – The Tuesday, Sept. 3 Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting had only one agenda item – a request to use the Tama County Courthouse lawn for a “Bible reading on September 16-17 Paradise Lost – Reading Marathon.” Assistant County Auditor Karen Rorhrs stated that she did ...
WATERLOO - The following are local Hawkeye Community College summer graduates and their programs of study. Congratulations! *Ryan Reifenstahl of Dysart: Basic Collision Repair, Diploma
TRAER – The North Tama County Community School District began the process last Wednesday of constructing a new high school addition by demolishing the first of two homes located east of the school’s campus along Hwy 63. The knockdown was part of the first phase of the district’s ...
DYSART – On Friday morning last week, the Union Community School District officially cut the ribbon on a new, inclusive playground at Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School following a whirlwind year of fundraising spearheaded by members of the Dysart community. Fundraising for the project ...
TOLEDO – It seems turbulence has yet again hit the highly controversial Salt Creek Wind project. For at least 15 years, a commercial wind energy project going by the name of Salt Creek Wind has been in some stage of development in central Tama County by either Wind Capital Group (prior to ...
AMES – Sara Kvidera – a 2009 North Tama County graduate – partly spends her days encouraging dairy producers to consider new ways of incorporating sustainability practices into business decisions, like using rations that reduce the amount of gas their dairy cattle burp. Kvidera (’17 ...
TRAER – The Traer Civil War Reenactment Committee along with Tama County Conservation is proud to announce and host The Battle of the Wilderness beginning Friday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 22, at T.F. Clark Park in rural Traer. The Battle of the Wilderness was fought May 5-7, 1864, in ...
TRAER – Sit back, relax, and help save a life this fall. There’s a seat waiting for you in Traer! Your donation at the upcoming Traer Community Blood Drive can help make this fall even more beautiful and bright for a patient in need. The Traer Presbyterian Church is sponsoring a blood ...
TOLEDO – As the dew was thick and wet on the morning grass, the usual bunch of partygoers spent their Tuesday morning last week (moved from the usual Monday due to the Labor Day holiday) viewing the Tama County Board of Supervisors' meeting. After 15 minutes of silence due to no one in ...