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Footloose Fridays kick-off in Toledo on June 6

The first summer Footloose Friday events will be on June 6 on the Tama County Courthouse Square in downtown Toledo. It's sponsored by the Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce.The Farmers Market begins at 5 p.m. with vendors already providing their popular offerings according to Market Master ...

Footloose Fridays to host Talent and Variety Show

Do you have a talent or special skill? Do you like performing? This year the first ever Tama-Toledo Talent and Variety Show will be coming to Footloose Friday!Sponsored by the Tama Toledo Chamber of Commerce, the Show will be held at the Tama City Park on Aug. 1, beginning at 6 pm. Judges with ...

South Tama 3rd grade students receive bike helmets

South Tama 3rd grade student Kary Kesl is fitted for his new bicycle helmet by Jerimi Kopsa, The State Bank of Toledo vice president on Tuesday, May 7. He was one of all 100 South Tama 3rd graders receiving free helmets in a program sponsored by area institutions and businesses including ...

Dead heat for first in latest Tama Co. Pitch & Build

"Closest" contest and the best of the half dozen Pitch and Build competitions sponsored by Tama County Economic Development was how Heath Kellogg, the executive director, described the event held on Tuesday night, April 29, at the Reinig-Toledo Civic Center.Murder mysteries and more in Chelsea, ...

Soybean checkoff referendum may be requested

Anna Boecker, County Executive Director of the Tama County Farm Service Agency announced that they are offering soybean producers the opportunity to request a referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Order (Order), as authorized under the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer ...

Iowa Crop • Weather Report

DES MOINES - Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October."Planting was slowed by the wet weather that affected much of the state for ...

The State Bank of Toledo announces expansion of south bank location

The State Bank of Toledo is reporting it is using the current economic growth as an opportunity to expand our footprint within the community. Jerimi Kopsa, vice president, said, "As the only bank headquartered in the Tama-Toledo community, we see this investment as a strategic move to grow ...

Mike Skow is honored as one of Tulsa’s 40 young business leaders

On April 22, the Tulsa Business and Legal News (TB & LN) honored 40 young business leaders, under the age of 40, at an awards banquet at Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa.Among those named was Mike Skow, a 2000 graduate of South Tama County High School. He is the son of Bill and Patty Skow, ...

Take a look at Skin Deep

The eyes can have it - so can the lips - that's what is accomplished at Skin Deep, a newly offered procedure here by Sandy Bartling at the Cut Loose Salon in Tama.Sandy recently completed a course in tattooing in Texas which taught what is perhaps a step away from the traditional vision of ...

TJ’s adds another Treasure: Lunch

You now have a variety of luncheon choices and can still enjoy browsing through "the treasures."Owner Tammy Jo Tomlinson has added a buffet, lunch specials, a sandwich menu and a salad bar to her business on the corner of State (U.S. Highway 63) and 5th Street in Tama. TJ's Treasures and Lunch ...