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Winnebago Industries promotes Brion Brady

FOREST CITY- Winnebago Industries, Inc. has announced the promotion of Brion Brady to the position of National Sales Manager of Winnebago Towables.Brady is a native of Tama, and graduated from Waldorf College, Forest City, with a Business Degree in Finance. He is the son of Rosemary and the ...

“Blast from the Past:” tastee freez footlongs – Jet Burgers are back

"People try them, they close their eyes and say: "I remember sitting in my car and eating them"- only now they're sitting in Bumblebees," Karen Musgrave said last week. You may remember them from the 1950s or into the 1980s.In any case, 40 years may have past since the first Toledo tastee ...

Oak Ridge Motor Sports has trial run

Tama County's newest attraction, Oak Ridge Motocross, located between Montour and Garwin opened for a practice run on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13. Operated by Jon Kriegel, the new development features a professionally designed, state of the art layout. Watch for a full story upcoming.

Shopko Hometown needs your help to decorate for Halloween

Fall is finally here! The air is cooler, the leaves are changing color, and soon the sidewalks will be full of little ghosts, goblins and princesses! As we get ready for trick or treating, Shopko is asking for help decorating the store on U.S. Highway 63 South (South County Road) in ...

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 widespread rain received last week was very welcome after the ...

Iowa Premium Beef taxes deferred; Opening possibly mid-2014

Tama County Supervisors approved a deferment of 2012 property taxes for Iowa Premium Beef during their regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 23.John Stewart, CEO for IPB, was present for the meeting. Stewart had requested to defer their 2012 property taxes until May, 2014. Supervisors felt this was ...

Chamber of Commerce welcomes A9 Chinese Restaurant

Members of the Tama-Toledo Chamber of Commerce were on hand to greet and welcome Eddy and Ivy Su, owners of the new A9 Chinese Restaurant in Toledo on opening day, Tuesday, Sept. 3. (L-R) Nancy Sund, Tama-Grundy Publishing, Lee Su (Eddy's father) Meagan Leonard, Tama-Grundy Publishing, Mom Su ...

Enjoy wide variety at the new A9 Chinese Restaurant

Three days into operating his new A9 Chinese Restaurant in Toledo on Thursday, Sept. 5,, Eddie Su says business response has been almost overwhelming.He and his wife, Ivy, have taken over the former location of the Peony Chinese Restaurant at 101 Grandview Dr., just off the U.S. Highway 63 - ...

Allow emergency grazing of some county CRP acres

Tama County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director Anna Boecker announced that in response to drought conditions, FSA has authorized emergency grazing use of some Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for Tama County. The effective date for this authorization was Sept. ...