TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Tama County office will host a Fumigation Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial and private pesticide applicators on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education ...
TAMA – Iowa’s public schools are under attack. That was the message on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Tama Civic Center during a book talk with author/educator/podcaster Jennifer Berkshire hosted by the 501(c)(4) social welfare organization Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action ...
CLUTIER – Clutier ZCBJ Hall will soon benefit from a much-needed exterior facelift courtesy of a beloved town figure. During the Clutier ZCBJ Lodge #104 annual appreciation banquet held on Saturday, Oct. 12, at ZCBJ Hall in Clutier, Jackie Cizek presented a $10,000 check to the members in ...
TOLEDO – Under the shade of a giant oak tree and just a stone’s throw away from the local county Republicans’ campaign office, State Auditor Rob Sand – Iowa’s only statewide elected Democrat – spoke to about a dozen people last Thursday afternoon on the lawn of the Tama County ...
TRAER – On Friday, Oct. 4, Whannels Hardware and Cellular officially cut the ribbon on its new Verizon Wireless store located at 512 Second Street in downtown Traer. Those in attendance for the ribbon cutting included (pictured, l-r), Jay Whannel, Liz Whannel, Traer Mayor Pete Holden, ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “Tama-Toledo Businesses: Then & Now” on Wednesday, Nov. 13, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo, Iowa. Joan Hayward Helm will present a program on businesses of past years of the Tama-Toledo ...
CONRAD – The Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team took a field trip to the Steckelberg Veterinary Clinic for their October 5, 2024, meeting. Dr. Kurt Steckelberg, DVM, served as our host. He kicked off the tour sharing that Steckelberg is a multi-generational veterinarian clinic that was originally ...
TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum is interested in learning from people in our community about their experiences while attending a country school in Tama County! According to the book Iowa’s Country Schools, edited by William Sherman, there were 172 schools in Tama County in 1880. Six ...
Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing correspondent Michael Davis sent questionnaires to all the candidates running for the Tama County Board of Supervisors. This week we feature responses from Heather Knebel who is running for District 3 as a Republican and Curt ...
Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing correspondent Michael Davis sent questionnaires to all the candidates running for the Tama County Board of Supervisors. This week we feature responses from Curt Hilmer who is running for District 1 as a Republican and Heather ...