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Brandon Buck joins Toledo law firm

The law firm of Moore, McKibben, Goodman & Lorenz, L.L.P., with 10 lawyers serving clients in their offices in Toledo, Marshalltown and Montezuma, is pleased to announce that Brandon J. Buck has joined the law firm as an associate attorney.Brandon graduated from West Marshall High ...

Tama County Soil-Water to meet

The next regular meeting of the Tama Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2015, at 8:00 a.m. at the District Office, located at 102 Highway 30W in Toledo.Agenda items include: approval of minutes from previous meetings, public participation, ...

Shopko offers “Kick-Off Kid Contest”

As excitement builds for the start of another professional football season, Shopko is giving children across the country an opportunity to serve as the "kick-off kid" at Lambeau Field, home to the Green Bay Packers, one of the most storied franchises in professional sports.Open to children ages ...

Benton/Tama Nutrient Reduction Demonstration Project set Aug. 25

Vinton The Benton/Tama Nutrient Reduction Demonstration Project will host a field day at Rodgers Park, just north of Vinton, on August 25, 2015. The focus of the field day is how to pick cover crops that best fit various farming operations. The event will start indoors, at Benton County ...

John Ernest has pair of State Fair wine winners

John Ernest Vineyard and Winery, rural Tama, took home a pair of top honors in the Iowa State Fair Commercial Wine competition announced last week.A Gold was awarded to John Ernest for Hillside Heaven Rose. The winery also picked up a Bronze award for it's Dusty Road White.The competition uses ...

State Bank of Toledo hosts open house Aug. 13

On Thursday, Aug. 13, an open house to highlight the new addition to the State Bank of Toledo's drive up facility is scheduled. The State Bank of Toledo opened the drive facility at 1003 S. County Road in 2003 as a way to further serve our growing customer's needs and to cement our commitment ...

Iowa Crop • Weather Report

DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October."The continued pattern of rain showers and storms moving across ...

Iowa Crop • Weather Report

DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October."In general, crops are in pretty good shape with 83 percent of ...

Iowa’s June Work Force Index Nation’s Third Best

A 4.4 percent increase in online job openings and a reduction in the number of unemployed Iowans by 4,000 pushed AIM's June Work Force Index (WFI) for Iowa to 88.4 from May's revised and healthy 78.6. The WFI is a statistically based measurement tool produced by AIM, a nonprofit organization in ...

Tama Co. FSA reminds of acreage reporting deadline

Tama County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Anna Boecker reminds producers of the July 15, 2015, acreage reporting deadline for crops."In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements and avoid late file fees, all producers are encouraged to visit the Tama County FSA ...