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New to the video game

The music is pumping, and in slow motion, the bat cracks the ball, sending it into the clouds. This is just one scene out of one video by local Eric Henry. At just 20 years old, Mr. Henry recently started his own business. If you've been to the Stoplight Festival this year or the Lincoln ...

Officially Lions

In July, the South Tama Lions Club had a big meeting that made the revitalized club official. After years of not having a local Lions Club, some locals got together last year to bring it back. The event in July attended by Lions members from all over Iowa made the new generation South Tama ...

T.I.P. Rural Electric Coop honors veterans, customers

BROOKLYN - T.I.P. Rural Electric Cooperative hosted a customer appreciation event to celebrate the inauguration of its new building, providing the perfect venue to honor three remarkable individuals with Quilts of Valor, while also recognizing another for his military service. The recognition ...

Dare to dream at Birkwood Village

Airplane rides, fishing tours, state parks, and even a trip to see Caitlin Clark play basketball, all are dreams come true at Birkwood Village. Once a month, Executive Director Kaleigh Sieck draws a tenant to grant a wish, this month it was the lovely Betty Sheffert. Betty had dreams of ...

Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel Announces Kurt Schmidt as new CFO

TAMA – Scott Sirois, General Manager of Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel in Tama, recently announced the appointment of Kurt Schmidt as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Schmidt started his casino career as CFO for the Ho-Chunk Nation in Wisconsin and then proceeded working throughout the years for ...

No fence? No sweat

TOLEDO — Farmers looking to save time, energy and labor are more often turning to virtual fencing. Adam Ledvina, who owns Blue Collar Goatscaping and Iowa Kiko Goats, said the brush management business relies heavily on virtual fencing, as does his international breeding stock business. He ...

The Bilbo Baggins Bash

CHELSEA — You stand in the shade of a tree. Mountains of rolling green hills fill the land as far as the eye can see. Then you hear it. A deep humming harmony. It's music. "Far over the misty mountains cold." It is the singing of dwarves from their ancient homes deep within the mountains. ...

Double Up Food Bucks expands to Toledo Fareway

DES MOINES — The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative’s Double Up Food Bucks program has expanded its partnership with Fareway by adding eleven participating locations, including a new location in Toledo. Other new sites include two in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Clinton, Fort Madison, ...

The Midnight Burger Master

Are you hungry? What time is it? Nothing is open this late. Oh, dude, It's Saturday night, you know where we should go? Moony's, It's not your typical eatery. The burgers are juicy, the buns are toasted, and that's just the beginning. This little pop-up burger joint is the brainchild of ...

WCF Financial Bank announces promotions

WCF Financial Bank is announcing several promotions and staffing changes at three of its locations including the Tama office. Jenn Thiessen will become the assistant vice president-branch manager/compliance and BSA officer and Lesa Haughey is now the assistant vice ...