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Housing for new IPB employees before council

Filling local housing needs expected with an employee influx for the Iowa Premium Beef plant in Tama was before the Tama City Monday night.First, Frank Levy, a West Des Moines housing developer, made a pitch to build multi-family townhouses or similar units on city-owned land in the ...

Iowa Crop • Weather Report

DES MOINES - Iowa 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."Farmers continued to make good progress between the scattered rain ...

Footloose Friday tonight in downtown Toledo

The Friday night Farmers Market kicks off the first Footloose?Friday event on June 6 in downtown Toledo at 5 p.m.Market Master Dawn Trountner says more garden fresh produce, baked goods and craft items along with some surprises can be found each week.There's activities for kids, a footslog hot ...

Mike Thede has joined Independent Insurance

Mike Thede joined Independent Insurance in Toledo a month ago and is actively working in the multi-lines of insurance services. He's offering life, health, commercial, crop and personal coverages."We're happy to have Mike on our team," said Randy Van Dyk, owner agent. "He brings us a lot of ...

Marshalltown law firm merges with Mickelson, Roan and Appelgate

Effective June 1, 2014, the Marshalltown law firm of Moore, McKibben, Goodman and Lorenz, LLP, will merge with the Toledo law firm of Mickelson, Roan and Appelgate.The Toledo law firm was established by M. G. Mickelson in 1948, and in 1958, James E. Roan joined the practice. John Werner ...

State Farm Insurance relocates to new offices- Open House June 6

By John SpeerEditorjspeer@tamatoledonews.comThe familiar services and office of State Farm Insurance can still be found in downtown Toledo- just in a different location after 50 some years at 128 East High.Remodeling of the new location has recently been completed for local agent Adam Andersen ...

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, ...