A commitment to creating wildlife habitat on her farm and sharing it with others led Cathy Irvine of Dysart to be named 2022 Iowa Conservation Woman of the Year at the Conservation Districts of Iowa Annual Conference today in Ames. Like many widowed farmwives, Irvine felt overwhelmed ...
Three separate Tama County farm families are set to be honored on Thursday, August 18, at the Iowa State Fair with Century Farm designations including Mark and Cindy Tomlinson and Dallas and Kaitlyn Tomlinson of Traer (est. 1911); Ray and Jo Ellen Kubik and family of Traer (est. 1908); and ...
A concrete pavement overlay project from Wolfe Creek bridge to 0.5 mile south of Iowa 58 will require closing U.S. 63, starting Tuesday, September 6, at 7 a.m.at 7:00 a.m., until November 14, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Marshalltown construction ...
From swine to sheep to sewing – and seemingly everything in-between – 4-H and FFA members from across Tama County are well-represented this year at the Iowa State Fair. The North Tama Telegraph’s state fair photos are merely a small sampling of both the livestock entries and static ...
Tama County Farm Bureau held a member appreciation event in Dysart on August 3 featuring updates on both state and federal Bureau-supported legislation, but the big draw of the evening was a Q&A with Tama County District 1 Supervisor candidates Randie Brodigan (D-Dysart) and Curt Hilmer ...
The Iowa 4-H Foundation sponsors the annual Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. Inductees into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame represent the many people in Iowa who have contributed countless hours to the 4-H program. They work tirelessly to see that Iowa’s youth have ...
Tom Swierczewski, a representative for Conifer Power Company, gave an update on the Salt Creek Wind project during the Monday, August 1 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors. Swierczewski presented compiled data by economist Dr. David Loomis, Ph.D. Illinois State University, for the ...
Keri Ann Kopriva, 42, currently of Elberon, entered a guilty plea in person in district court on August 4 to three counts (Counts 4, 5, and 6) of first-degree theft, a Class C felony. By pleading guilty, Kopriva withdrew a previously entered plea of not guilty to the original seven charges in ...
A little after 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, The Wall That Heals – accompanied by more than 100 escort vehicles – made its way across the Tama County line just outside Le Grand, passing through Montour on its way to Meskwaki Settlement School in Tama. As the mobile exhibit moved ...
It was the final day at the office for longtime County Recorder Deborah Kupka this past Friday, July 29, as she officially retired from the Tama County position she has held since 2005. Kupka, who resides in Clutier, announced her retirement this past March following a storied career of ...