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Tama County News

Wolf Creek Players to hold Theater Camp

DYSART – Wolf Creek Players is a local theater group. We are sponsoring a week-long theatre camp for anyone age 7 and up! The experienced actors and actresses from the Footliters Traveling Playhouse from Coralville, Iowa, will direct the week. They will bring scripts, costumes, and the set ...

Iowa Bible Reading Marathon 2024 dates

In 2016 a vision was given that the Bible should be read from Genesis to Revelation out loud over the State of Iowa in all 99 counties. Thousands participated in reading it aloud at every County Courthouse. Hebrews 4:12 says “For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any ...

A Journey through Parkinson’s Disease

Growing older is the greatest risk factor for acquiring Parkinson’s disease and many people live with symptoms for several years before being diagnosed. Often people in early stages of Parkinson’s disease assume their symptoms are part of normal aging or are due to other health problems ...

Kirkwood Community College announces Dean’s List honors

CEDAR RAPIDS – Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the spring 2024 semester. The following local students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college. -Madalyn Fish, Buckingham -Tonya Braggs, ...

Tama SWCD makes donation to Dysart-Geneseo Elementary

Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) celebrated Soil & Water Stewardship Week this year by donating conservation books to local elementary school libraries throughout Tama County. On behalf of her students, Dysart-Geneseo Media Aide Peg Hennings has received four ...

‘Why not a woman?’

TRAER – It has been 47 years since Traer resident Jean Kruse was appointed to serve as the first – and subsequently only – woman on the Tama County Board of Supervisors. And as the June 4 Primary Election approaches, Kruse, a Republican, thinks it’s high time she stopped being an ...

Anderson, Hexter, Wrage vie for House District 53 Democratic nomination

Ahead of the June 4 Primary Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing sent questionnaires to all three candidates running for the Democratic nomination in Iowa House District 53 including John Anderson of Tama, Tommy Hexter of Grinnell, and Jennifer Wrage of rural Gladbrook. The district is currently ...

Meet the House District 53 Democratic Candidates: John Anderson

John Anderson Age: 62 Residence location: Tama Profession: Assembler at Polaris in couple weeks Education: U of Iowa Engineering Family: Killed by Chief Bina* last week – Joseph, Ms Thing, Molly and Bowser *Tama-Grundy Publishing note: Mr. Anderson is referring to Tama Police Chief ...