GLADBROOK – Due to the weather forecast which includes cold temperatures and possible snow, the Gladbrook Legion and Auxiliary have preemptively canceled their joint meeting/supper which had been scheduled for Monday, Feb. 17.
GLADBROOK – For the first time in many years, Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) alumna Lillian ‘Lilly’ Bru no longer wears a tiara and she’s ok with that. Over a year ago, Bru, who hails from a farm in rural Gladbrook and graduated from GMG last May, was crowned the 2024 Iowa Pork Queen ...
TOLEDO – A crowded room greeted members of the Tama County Zoning Commission on Wednesday, Jan. 29, during their first meeting since the Board of Supervisors enacted tandem wind and solar moratoriums on Jan. 6. And while very little action was taken during the nearly 90-minute meeting, ...
DES MOINES – The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) proudly announces the members of the 2025 Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Team, selected during this year’s Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines. Amanda Ostrem of Stanhope, Calla Langel of Le Mars, and Brady Allan of Le Mars will represent the ...
TOLEDO – As the sun stretched and yawned and rose in the east to shine down on another chilly winter day, the usual faces gathered for the Monday, Jan. 27 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. The meeting started, like it often does, with the engineer's report. The main point of ...
TOLEDO – In the midst of record setting food pantry usage throughout the state of Iowa, Growing Together Mini-Grants will provide fresh produce and nutrition education to pantries in 2025 through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s SNAP-Education program. Tama county is among ...
TOLEDO – Join Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) for its upcoming event, “Roots to Rivers: Exploring the Connection Between Soil Health and Water Quality.” It will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Reinig Toledo Civic Center, 1007 S. Prospect Drive in Toledo, Iowa, 9 ...
GARWIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) Community School District — and by extension the rural Tama County community of Garwin — closed out 2024 on a high note with the successful passage of a $12.3 million bond referendum in November. As the district now looks ahead to utilizing bond ...
DES MOINES – The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) announced the 2024 Master Pork Producers awardees at the Iowa Pork Congress banquet held on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in Des Moines. Among those honored were Josh and Megan Volante of Clutier. The award winners including the Volantes embody ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health & Home Care is literally on a roll in 2025. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tama County was awarded American Rescue Plan Act funds to be used specifically for public health. To that end, Tama County Public Health (TCPH) supported a variety of programs ...