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Christa Slagle D.N.P. joins the staff of MercyCare Tama

Christa Slagle DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) is new to MercyCare, T.ama, but it's like being "home" because, she is a 2005 graduate of South Tama High School. Dr. Slagle is the daughter of Jay and Vickie Hoskey, longtime South Tama High School teachers, with her father teaching biology and ...

Eberharts’ fishing device takes first place in Pitch and Build

"This started four years ago when I was fishing off a river bridge," Jim Eberhart of Toledo said. He was netting about one-half the fish he was catching - the rest were lost off the hook.The experience led to four-years of development and working through the patent process for the invention by ...

Tama Council hears downtown business building concerns

Concern about the condition of several business buildings had downtown Tama property owner Ed Hardon before the city council Monday night. "I am here at your mercy," he told city council members in calling for enforcement or implementation of an ordinance to ensure buildings are maintained ...

Tama County producers urged to consider risk protection coverage

Tama County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Anna Boecker, reminds producers to review available USDA crop risk protection options, including federal crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage, before the fall-seeded crop deadline of September ...

Pitch and Build competition tonight

The next Tama County Economic Development Pitch and Build Competition will be held tonight- Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Reinig Center in Toledo. It features extraordinary Tama County entrepreneurs who will pitch their business idea to a group of business ...

Pitch and Build competition is Tuesday

The next Tama County Economic Development Pitch and Build Competition will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Reinig Center in Toledo. It features extraordinary Tama County entrepreneurs who will pitch their business idea to a group of business leaders ...

FarmHer brings women in agriculture into focus

"Everyone thought I was completely insane," Marji Guyler-Alanzi said. She was the risk manager for a Johnston, Iowa, - based company with $2 billion in insured crops. She also was in charge of re-insurance for the company and was making "more money than my husband," she said. She traveled ...

Beef producers can become Beef Quality Assurance certified Sept. 24

An opportunity to become BQA (Beef Quality Assurance) certified, or re-certified will be available at Tama on Thursday, Sept. 24.A BQA Certification Session is set for 7 -9 p.m. at Tama Livestock Auction. Doug Bear, Director of Industry Relations, Iowa Beef Industry Council and Jason Lekin, ...

Tama County Pitch & Build set Sept. 15

The next Tama County Economic Development Pitch and Build Competition will be held on Tuesday, Sept, 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Reinig-Toledo Center in Toledo.It features extraordinary Tama County entrepreneurs who will pitch their business idea to a group of business leaders and ...

Broadband expansion coming to much of rural Tama County

Much of rural Tama County appears to be included in a major expansion of broadband internet service. An announcement at Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds press conference said Windstream will be receiving $28,672,554 to build out broadband to 44,930 across the state locations ...