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Letters to the Editor

Supervisors set 2016 pay increases

Tama County Supervisors Kendall Jordan, Larry Vest and Dan Anderson met Monday morning and discussed the recommendation of the Tama County Compensation Board. Last week they received the recommendation of a 4% increase for the County Attorney, a 5% increase for the County Auditor, Treasurer, ...

Charges in missing Garwin Ambulance funds

The husband and wife team who headed up the Garwin Ambulance Service during the period July, 2010 to March 31, 2015, have now each been charged with 1st degree theft and ongoing criminal conduct.Steven Eugene Boege, 59, identified in court records as the president of the service, and Karen Kae ...

Ice fishing tourney Jan. 30

The Benton County Conservation Board will be hosting an ice fishing tournament at Hannen Lake two miles southwest of Blairstown on Saturday, January 30, 2016. The event will run from 8AM to 2PM. Hannen Lake is at 1949 Benton-Iowa Road, Blairstown, Iowa.This event is open to the public and no ...

FCSLA hosts Christmas party

The FCSLA Christmas party was held on Sunday, December 13, at the Clutier Legion Hall. The 34 members in attendance were treated to a lunch of chili, maidrites, and bars. After lunch the annual meeting was held. Special guest was Steve Rosauer, sales agent for our local lodge, who spoke ...

Schemmel joins American Angus Association

Silas Robert Schemmel, Dysart, Iowa, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Allen Moczygemba, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo.Junior members of the Association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, ...

Supervisors hold busy first meeting of 2016

At the regular meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors, Second District Supervisor Kendall Jordan was elected as Chairman of the Supervisors for the 2016 year. Third District Dan Anderson was appointed as vice-chairman. Out going chairman is first district supervisor Larry ...

Tama Co. Pitch & Build Jan. 12

The next Tama County Economic Development Pitch and Build Competition will be held on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Reinig Center in Toledo. It features extraordinary Tama County entrepreneurs who will pitch their business idea to a group of business leaders and ...

Union wrestlers help groom next generation

Max Thomsen, Logan Thomsen, Jacob Holschlag, Colton Dietrick, and Tanner Hilton, who are all Alumni of the Knights Wrestling Club stopped by practice recently to encourage the youth and help train them.A huge thank you goes out to everyone who helped and participated! It is so amazing for the ...

Turning trash into 4th of July treasure

Need something to do with all of those cans and bottles laying around after the holidays? How about donating them to Club Dysart and help the fundraiser for the Fourth of July? It will get the mess out of your house, and helps support another wonderful Dysart Tradition, the 4th of July ...

End-of-year giving

Are we like Rodin's statue "The Thinker" and ponder about giving our money and to whom or what charity?I bet we do in some form. I know that I sometimes fantasize about winning the Powerball and what I would do with the winnings. Aside from personal "wants," I would look toward my community's ...