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Patterson wins top award from Kinetico

NEWBURY, OHIO Mark Patterson, Tama, of Water in West Des Moines recently attained a monumental sales goal that only five others have received from Kinetico Incorporated, a leading manufacturer of water treatment systems. Mark has sold over 7,000 Kinetico water treatment systems to homeowners ...

Shopko supports Adopt-A–Family

Wayne Cook, assistant Shopko store manager in Toledo presented a check on behalf of Shopko to Adopt-A-Family Committee members Dan and Micki Ferris on Saturday Nov. 18. The donation has been added to the fund which provides Christmas gifts and food to those less fortunate. The "Wishmas Tree" in ...

Recount of Traer vote set Nov. 28

Alliant Energy has asked for a recount of the municipal natural gas supplier vote for the City of Traer according to Karen Rohrs, Tama County Elections administrator.The recount will be at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Tama County Administration Building in Toledo.The canvass of the vote ...

Tama-Cedar Rapids business ties run deep

Earlier this year our friends at Brewhemia in Cedar Rapids bought into Ross Street Roasting Co., becoming an equity owner and active business partner to me, founder/roaster Brian Gumm. Brewhemia co-owner, Steve Shriver, is also president & founder of Eco Lips, makers of Organic ...

Commercial property taxes in Tama Co. to raise 4%

From Jerry WittTama County AssessorProperty assessments for commercial property in Tama County were raised about 11-12 percent for the 2017 assessment year by the assessor. The Iowa Department of Revenue recently released an Equalization Order of a seven percent decrease that will be applied to ...

Soil-Water to meet Nov. 9

The next regular meeting of the Tama Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 8 a.m. at the District Office, located at 102 Highway 30 West in Toledo.Agendaitems include: approval of minutes from previous meetings, public participation, approval of ...

Iowa Crop • Weather Report

DES MOINES - The Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report has been released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October."Much of the state finally received some nice harvest weather and farmers took advantage and harvested 10 ...

Iowa Juvenile Home reuse meeting postponed again

A meeting to discuss establishment of a Meskwaki Career Technical Academy at the former Iowa Juvenile Home / State Training School for Girls in Toledo has been postponed a second time according to City Clerk Kim McAdoo.She said an email informed her upcoming changes in the Toledo City?Council ...

Iowa Crop • Weather Report

DES MOINES - The Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report has been released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October."The continued wet weather across the state slowed harvest again last week and as a result just 13 percent ...