Tama's bowling alley is history but a new center for activities and entertainment is in the works.Rose and Leno Anaya, long-time Tama and Toledo business people, have bought Venture Lanes and are currently in the process of renovating the building on Business Route 30 on Tama's east side.Rose ...
Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. (MICA) will soon launch its annual free tax preparation program, VITA. The program is offered in Tama and other counties.Workers earning less than about $52,000 from wages, self-employment or farming in 2014 could qualify for free tax preparation. To find out if ...
Tama County farm ground value was an average $8,560 in the 2014 Land Value Survey conducted by Iowa State University which was released in late December. Despite this being a drop of $585 per acre (6.3 percent), the average price for land stands at the second highest value since 1950. (See ...
Independent Insurance, Toledo, recently was presented with a plaque recognizing their 50 years representing EMC?Insurance locally. Harlan Dirks, now retired) ((third from left, back row) first signed the contract in 1964. On hand were Independent Insurance employees (front, l-r) - Toni Chaska, ...
A pair of popular Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce events are coming up in March, Cassie Sokol, Chamber coordinator has announced.The annual Business, Farm and Home Show will be on Saturday, March 7, at the Reinig-Toledo Civic Center, 1107 S. Prospect Dr.Chamber and non-Chamber members can ...
Editor's Note: The scores for the grant applications accompany this art5icle in a pdf and the application is included with the article. Both were provided by the Iowa Economic development Authority."Our project is dead and we do not intend to pursue any other funding avenues," was the word on ...
Hopes to build a 24-unit apartment complex on the site of the closed Budget Inn in Toledo were dashed when the Iowa Housing Authority awarded the lion's share of $51 million in grant money to Iowa's largest and mid-size cities.Bob Rafferty, attorney for West Des Moines property development ...
By Attorney General Tom Miller Tax-related scams occur all the time, but consumers are at a higher risk during tax season. Don’t Respond to “Urgent” Calls Supposedly from IRS This scam has recently generated large volumes of complaints throughout Iowa and the nation. In this scam, ...
Tama's downtown grocery store just grew in size."It's a four times bigger space," El Gallito owner Miguel Guzman said last week. "And there's the cafe."Guzman finished renovations and opened at 200 West 3rd Street in late December. The building was first built and occupied by the Ben Franklin ...
Johnston, Iowa- A local Crop Fair featuring an array of speakers and exhibits, will help area growers deal with volatility in agriculture, according to event organizers with the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB).The Jan. 19 "Tools for the future" Crop ...