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The Dig Inn to celebrate annual Record Store Day April 20

REINBECK – Record collectors, vinyl lovers, music enthusiasts and beer drinkers are invited to come out to The Dig Inn in downtown Reinbeck on Saturday, April 20, starting around 11 a.m. for the annual Record Store Day. Record Store Day – which first took hold in 2008 — is an annual ...

Windy Goat Acres named a Best Hipcamp to visit in Iowa

CHELSEA — Windy Goat Acres, near Chelsea has been named a winner of Hipcamp’s Best in State awards. The annual Hipcamp Awards celebrate the platform’s top-performing Hipcamp Hosts and the properties — those that provide magical experiences for Hipcampers time and time again. In order ...

‘It’s Better Freeze Dried’ remodeled and now reopened

TOLEDO - After months of hard and diligent work, Toledo’s family owned and operated freeze dried shop is back open to the public with more products and goals. At 128 E. High St. in Toledo, the old State Farm building is now remodeled and reopened as “It’s Better Freeze Dried.” After ...

Wolfe Eye Clinic announces indefinite closure of Toledo location

Citing an inability to find a replacement for Dr. Sarah Patin after her departure last fall, Wolfe Eye Clinic CEO Eric Lothe announced the indefinite closure of the Toledo location at 1302 S. Broadway St. in a recent letter to patients. “Following (Patin’s) announcement, we immediately ...

Smashed to perfection

About five years ago, Kassi Whitebreast first launched a food stand, specializing in onion smashburgers like the ones popular in her father’s home state of Oklahoma and traveling to local carnivals, town festivals and powwows to sell them. It’s been a long road from there in a literal ...

Cracking down

Toledo has seen an uptick in self checkout related thefts in the last year. Just since January, there have been over 20 reported thefts from local businesses. Most commonly, the thefts have been for items costing less than $20, but some have stolen up to $300 worth of merchandise. From stacking ...

Farmers Market Nutrition Program vendor training

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Tama County announces a partnership with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to host an Iowa Farmers Market Nutrition Program vendor training at 9 a.m. on March 14 or April 9. This training is for fruit and vegetable growers, ...

Failure to launch

DYSART – After first leasing office space in downtown Dysart more than two years ago, the Virginia-based company Apex Clean Energy – better known by its commercial wind energy project name, Winding Stair Wind – has terminated its leases with Tama County landowners. “Apex Clean ...

Herrera promoted to customer service supervisor

Pinnacle Bank announces the promotion of Hilda Herrera to customer service supervisor. Herrera has been a valued employee of the bank and has a wealth of knowledge in customer service with her most current position being customer service representative. She provides the highest level of ...

joins Pinnacle Bank as AVP/Portfolio Manager

Pinnacle Bank announces the addition of Amanda Johnston to its staff as assistant vice president/portfolio manager. Johnston graduated from AIB College of Business, in June 2011, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She has 19 years of banking experience, having worked most ...