Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse elections. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa House District 53: Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of ...
Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing reporter Ruby McAllister sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse elections. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa House District 53: Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of ...
TOLEDO – Huston William Danker’s first degree murder trial which was originally set to begin on Nov. 4, 2024, has been reset again. On Sept. 6, defense attorney Leon F. Spies of Iowa City, Assistant Attorneys General Michael H. Ringle and Israel J. Kodiaga, and Tama County Attorney Brent ...
TAMA – The Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team is out of the chute for their 2024-25 meetings. Sunday, August, 25, the team welcomed new members with a tailgate at the Tama Livestock Auction. Team alum, Leah Mosher, was our guest speaker. Leah served as our 2018-19 President and continues to serve the ...
Farm Bureau members from across the state departed their Iowa farms for Washington, D.C., Sept. 10-12, to meet with their elected officials and agency representatives. Members shared personal stories and examples of how important ag issues impact their farms, including the critical need for the ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday morning, as the fall breeze rattled the trees, the usual group of attendees got together for the weekly board of supervisors meeting. Starting off like usual, County Engineer Ben Daleske reported that Denco is coming to town this week to do some work on E36 and K ...
TOLEDO – Following a 14-month special investigation, the Iowa State Auditor’s office announced this week that former Tama County Conservation Director Stephen Mayne improperly spent nearly $77,000 in public funds. During a news conference held Wednesday morning, State Auditor Rob Sand ...
VINING – After being injured in a serious car accident earlier this year, Vining residents Arlo and Nancy Cibula recently received a solid win by way of a completely free, new septic system – arriving just in time for SepticSmart Week – and it’s all thanks to the efforts of County ...
BROWNWOOD, Texas. – A team of Iowa 4-H members brought home a fifth-place award this summer in a national wildlife habitat management competition. The team of Lauren Keller, Wyatt Silhanek and Josey Wacha competed in the National Wildlife Habitat Education Program contest in Brownwood, ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present a program on Meskwaki Bulrush and Cattail Weaving on Wednesday, October 9, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. For generations, Meskwaki women wove cattails panels and bulrush mats for practical and ...