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Tama County News

Cookbook reprint made

A popular cookbook, “The Dinsdale Heritage Cookbook,” printed in 2003 is once again available for purchase. This cookbook was put together by family members and contains 499 recipes along with family memories. Soon after printing, the books sold out. Interest was shown for a reprint and it ...

Iowa State Fair bound!

Tama Co. 4-H Club members whose 2023 static/non-livestock projects were selected for the Iowa State Fair during this year’s county fair are pictured at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. The state fair takes place from Thursday, Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug. 20 this year. Local 4-H members’ ...

USDA authorizes emergency haying, grazing of CRP acres for 46 Iowa counties

DES MOINES – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Matt Russell, today announced that 46 Iowa Counties are now authorized for emergency haying or grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for fiscal year 2023.The 26 counties ...

A quickie

TOLEDO – The Monday, July 17 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was over in a shot, lasting a whole five minutes total. The public comment section started the meeting – lasting its usual thirty minutes – with very few citizens deciding to utilize the time. The main bit of ...

Preserve summer bounty with Preserve the Taste of Summer courses

TOLEDO – Summer is coming, and many families are growing home gardens. Preserving your garden’s summer bounty is a great way to enjoy your home-grown produce year-round – as long as you don’t serve food borne illness, like botulism, with your home-preserved foods, say specialists with ...

Adelyn Sienknecht is State Fair bound as 2023 Tama County Fair Queen

GLADBROOK – The Crowning of the 2023 Tama County Fair Queen took place on Tuesday evening, July 11, at the Tama County 4-H Fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Mistresses of Ceremonies for the evening were 2022 Tama County Fair Queen, Kaylynn Murty, and 2021 Tama County Fair Princess, Kaylea Duden. ...

State Fair considered!

GLADBROOK - Tama Co. 4-H Club members whose 2023 static/non-livestock projects were considered during this year’s county fair for the Iowa State Fair are pictured at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Congratulations!

This county fair is a great county fair!

GLADBROOK – The 2023 Tama County Fair took place last week on the fairgrounds in Gladbrook and as in years past, was another fantastic week of family fun. Unlike some other county fairs in Iowa, Tama County’s fair is a true livestock fair centered on the farm and the family. From the ...

State Auditor Rob Sand visits Tama Co. with his mom and bernedoodle

TOLEDO – State Auditor Rob Sand is just like us. On his most recent visit to Tama County, he stopped by the courthouse lawn in Toledo with his dog – an adorable two-year-old, female bernedoodle named Pow; his lovely mother Leslie Sand – a retired Keystone AEA physical therapist who ...