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“T-Bone Tuesdays”

The 2018 Iowa Farm Bureau Food and Farm Index, which polls Iowan grocery shoppers on their buying habits and food beliefs, showed nearly 90 percent of Iowa households eat beef on a weekly basis. In addition, with plant-based meat alternatives finding a way into the market, 70 percent of ...

“Ask the State of Iowa”

Iowans can "Ask the State of Iowa" when they add the skill to their smart speakers or add Google Home or Alexa to their smart phone and add the skill.You do not need to buy a smart speaker to use the skill, you can add Google Home or Alexa to your smart phone for free. OCIO has provided ...

Ranchers file lawsuit vs. beef packers

Chicago- Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law filed a class action lawsuit in federal district court in Chicago on behalf of R-CALF USA and four cattle-feeding ranchers from Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Wyoming. The suit alleges the nation's four largest beef packers violated U.S. antitrust laws, the ...

Tama-Toledo Area Garage Sales- May 3 & 4- Maps

Find Tama-Toledo Area Garage Sale Maps for the annual spring event - Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4 in the May 1 and 3 issues of The Toledo Chronicle and Tama News-Herald.

Toledo Farmers Market opens today

The Toledo Farmers Market opens for the season today- Friday, May 3, Market Master Dawn Troutner has announced.The market will be in it its traditional location on the Tama County Courthouse Square in downtown Toledo. Market hours are 5-7 p.m.The market will operate every Friday through Oct. 25.

Mark Chute retires as Toledo Postmaster

A familiar face has been replaced by a new one at the Toledo Post Office. Mark Chute retired last Friday, April 26, after 23 years as Toledo Postmaster and many years in a career with the U.S. Postal Service. Maria Gehringer, Grundy Center, has assumed duties as acting postmaster for ...

Katherine Ollendieck is named the new Tama Co. Economic Development Director

The Tama County Economic Development Commission (TCEDC) announces the selection of Katherine Ollendieck as its new Economic Development Director. She began her new position on Tuesday, April 9.Ollendieck brings more than 20 years of economic development experience and is closely tied to Tama ...

View new flood maps for Tama County on April 30

On April 30 the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host an Open House to present preliminary floodplain maps to Tama County citizens.The meeting will be held at the Reinig Toledo Civic Center, 1007 S Prospect Dr, Toledo on Tuesday, April 30, ...

Seeking office manager

Seeking office manager at the office of The Tama News-Herald, Toledo Chronicle and associated weekly newspapers.Duties include full time office manager / bookkeeper for the office in Tama.The right candidate will be well-organized, computer savvy and a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced ...

Iowa Crop • Weather Report

DES MOINES- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November."The dry conditions and warmer temperature allowed many farmers ...