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IPB to put $48 million in Tama packing plant

DES MOINES The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board has awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to six companies for job creation and expansion projects. The awards will assist in the creation of 327 jobs and will result in over $1.189 billion in new capital ...

Tama-Toledo city-wide garage sales coming

The annual spring garage sales in Tama-Toledo sponsored by The News-Herald, Toledo Chronicle and Tama County Shopper are set for?May 2 and 3. Place your ad and receive garage sale signs at the Chronicle-News-Herald Shopper Office- 220 W. 3rd, Tama - Mon-Fri- 8-4:30.Your sale will be spotted on ...

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."The rains that much of the state saw this weekend were generally ...

Iowa Premium Beef set to make $48 million capital investment in Tama County

DES MOINES The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board today awarded direct financial assistance and tax benefits to six companies for job creation and expansion projects. Today's awards will assist in the creation of 327 jobs and will result in over $1.189 billion in new capital ...

Plouffe named T-T Country Club manager

His wife tells him he has his "dream job" and he agrees. Mark Plouffe took over duties as manager of the Tama-Toledo Country Club on Feb. 11 replacing Jane Murphy who retired. "I never thought I would get to work at a golf course, but here I am," Plouffe said.Plouffe, a Toledo resident for 25 ...

Kathy’s “Barn” has grown in downtown Tama

Kathy's Barn in downtown Tama is actually a pair of storefronts with some 5,000 feet of floor space. But owner Kathy Meyer does have a barn. Both the Tama store and the rural Marshalltown barn are chocked full of what Kathy says are "antiques, furniture, primitives, funky junk, unique items and ...

Tama County unemployment 5th highest state-wide

Unemployment in Tama County stood at 7.9 percent in February, essentially the same rate as January and just slightly higher than the February, 2013, rates. There was a total of 680 workers listed as unemployed in February as in January.However, the figure is up from 5.8 percent unemployment two ...

TV antenna users will need to re-scan for Channel 2

"If your TV is hooked up to an antenna, plan to re- scan on April 5 th. " That's the message from KGAN Channel 2 General Manager Glen Callanan. In order to better serve its viewers, Eastern Iowa's CBS affiliate will soon upgrade its over-the-air broadcast signal.Channel 2 is one of 2 ...

Alliant Energy wants to freeze electric base rate

CEDAR RAPIDS Customers of Alliant Energy's Iowa electric utility will see no increase in their base electric rates through 2016. Credits will also be included in customer bills based on the three-year agreement filed with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) on March 25.This settlement must be ...