DYSART – It seems there’s no slowing down for farmer Dennis Kersten of rural Dysart. Kersten, a Geneseo Class of 1964 alum, celebrated turning 80 this past April by cycling over 80 miles across RAGRBAI’s fifth and sixth days – logging 50 miles between Iowa Falls and Cedar Falls on July ...
TOLEDO – From fishing poles to paintbrushes, LEGOs to recipes, Tama County 4-H offered a whirlwind of summer adventures that brought youth together for hands-on learning, laughter, and leadership. Thank you to the youth and partners who participated! This year’s lineup of camps and ...
GARWIN – Daniel and Emily Sheetz of Garwin will be hosting a Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) field day Sept. 9 to address organic management strategies. Daniel and Emily farm with their four kids along with Emily’s parents, Alan and JoAnn Kouba, on 800 acres in Tama County. They have been ...
DYSART – On a recent Thursday morning in July, in the soggy back parking lot of Union Middle School, Tama-Benton Cooperative general manager and school board president Ben Schemmel convened a group of agriculture, business, school, and government leaders, but not to talk corn, beans, or ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — As event moderator Tommy Hexter asked the 20 or so people in attendance for the Wednesday, Aug. 13 listening session how many of them had been affected by cancer in one way or another, every hand inside the Meskwaki Tribal Center gymnasium went up. Hexter, policy ...
TOLEDO – Supervisors are moving on to Phase II. As the morning dew reflected the bright, new day sunlight shining overhead, only a couple of regulars decided to show up for the Monday, Aug. 11 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors, making for a sparse crowd. The meeting was ...
MARSHALLTOWN – These ladies and gentlemen helped at the Tama County American Legion Auxiliary sponsored picnic at the Iowa Veterans Home on August 2. Homegrown sweet corn, baked beans, chicken, meatballs, cheesy potatoes, potato salad, coleslaw, cucumbers, tomatoes, deviled eggs and homemade ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “Coin Trivia Quiz” with Jeff Shaw on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St., Toledo. Come and test your knowledge of those little pieces of history we carry around in our purses and pockets, lose ...
DES MOINES - Clutier Cowboys and Cowgirls 4-H Club member Ava Monat (pictured) competed with her crossbred steer Teddy in the Beef of Merit Show on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines as the only participant from Tama County. Monat, who graduated from North Tama this past ...
DES MOINES - Six-month-old Jarrett Volante of Clutier enjoyed his very first pork chop on a stick during the 2025 Iowa State Fair. Jarrett, the son of Josh and Megan Volante, munched on the perennially-popular fair fare in his “favorite place at the fair – the swine barn,” per Josh.