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Shopko donates to South Tama Schools

This past holiday season, Shopko Hometown collected signatures from customers as part of its Help Us Give Back initiative, a program that was run in all 219 store locations across the country. Customers could sign up between December 1 - December 24 and for every signature, the Shopko ...

Tama County farm ground dips to under $8,000 per acre in avg. value

Farm ground in Tama County was down 6.72 percent in value to $7,985 per acre according to the 2015 Farmland Value Survey conducted by the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Economics Department at Iowa State University and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The ...

Sac & Fox food program is awarded $1.6 million grant

The Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa announces it has been awarded a five-year Sustainable Employment and Economic Development Strategies grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), an Office of the Administration for Children & Families (AFC), U.S. ...

Iowa Century and Heritage Farm owners encouraged to apply for 2016 recognition

DES MOINES- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is encouraging eligible farm owners to apply for the 2016 Century and Heritage Farm Program. The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and recognizes families ...

Soil-Water to meet Feb. 18

The next regular meeting of the Tama Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 8 a.m. at the District Office, located at 102 Highway 30W in Toledo.Agenda items include: approval of minutes from previous meetings, public participation, approval of ...

Chamber welcome XTRA Innings

Members of the Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Dave Chubb and his new XTRA?Innings indoor baseball / softball facility in Tama on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Taking part were (l-r) Lesley Youngbear and Sue Carnahan, both with Lincoln Savings Bank, Matt Zmolek, Chubb, Cassie Sokol, Chamber ...

You are invited to take part in Interstate-80 survey

AMES-The Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting a study of Interstate 80 and would like your input. The study will be developed and released through a series of technical reports that identify the existing condition of I-80, the way the system is performing, short- and long-term ...

Chamber fo Commerce welcomes XTRA Innings

Members of the Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Dave Chubb and his new XTRA?Innings indoor baseball / softball facility in Tama on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Taking part were (l-r) Lesley Youngbear and Sue Carnahan, both with Lincoln Savings Bank, Matt Zmolek, Chubb, Cassie Sokol, Chamber ...

Tama County Cattlemen set banquet –

The Tama County Cattlemen will be holding their annual banquet on Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Gladbrook Memorial Building. Social hour is 5:30 -6:30 p.m. with the meal being served at 6:30.Tickets for the prime rib dinner are $20 per person and can be purchased from any Cattlemen's board member ...

Arrowhead Mobile Home Park, Dirks Real Estate help fill local housing needs

While there are several efforts going on currently to provide new housing opportunities locally, Harlan and Dave Dirks have been a mainstay in the area for many years.It started when Harlan entered the real estate business in Toledo in 1959 with the newly-formed Dirks Real Estate. Now, 57 years ...