With the condition of the U.S. economy at the forefront of conversations from Wall Street down to the kitchen table this year, it came as no surprise that U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) would be focusing on business-related issues during a central Iowa swing through tour last week. On ...

One of the biggest holidays of the year occurred this week for florist retailers around the country. In Tama, the staff at Tama Florist have been bringing smiles and brightening the Valentine’s Day season for people in the Tama-Toledo community for more than 40 years. Last year, owners ...

The State Bank of Toledo has power in numbers. The State Bank of Toledo is what community is all about. Their 25 employees blanket the community with their various volunteer efforts. The State Bank of Toledo made a monetary donation to the South Tama County Food Pantry for $1,710. The money was ...

McFarland Clinic recently announced Stefanie Paxton, ARNP, has joined the McFarland Clinic Marshalltown’s Family Medicine Department as of February 1, 2022. Paxton received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Iowa College of Nursing in Iowa City. She earned her Masters ...

A recently formed committee called the My Hometown Tama committee has been meeting and organizing small community betterment efforts for the downtown area in Tama over the past year. The group’s mission is to help make downtown Tama more attractive, welcoming and to encourage visitors and ...

Although recent frigid temperatures have made any kind of outdoor work virtually unbearable lately, excavation work has got underway at the location of the former South Tama County Primary school. South Tama Schools finalized a sale of the property in the second half of 2021 to One Site ...

Pinnacle Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Amy McCready to Vice President. McCready will also be transitioning into the role of Cashier/Operations Manager/Compliance Officer/IT Security Officer in anticipation of Jane Heatwole’s retirement at the end of January 2023. McCready ...

Tama County’s largest employer is on track to become much larger in the next five years. The Iowa Premium beef processing plant in Tama has received over $14 million in state and local tax incentives for construction of a new state-of-the-art processing facility that is expected to be open ...

With hunting season now in full swing throughout the State of Iowa, a new business in the Tama-Toledo area looks to make the popular pastime an option year-round. This fall Rick Hopper of Toledo opened up Otter Creek Archery, a full-service archery range, bow shop and hunting retail ...

At the last meeting of the My Hometown Tama Committee, the group decided on the theme of “Light Up Downtown Tama” for the upcoming holiday season. Barb Steveson and Sharon Brezina headed the group who refurbished the City of Tama’s Christmas decorations. They replaced bulbs and sprayed ...