MARSHALLTOWN – Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary hosted the Tama County Iowa Veterans’ Home Picnic on Aug. 3. The Auxiliary provided meatballs, cheesy potatoes, baked beans, homegrown sweet corn, potato salad, tomatoes, coleslaw and various assortment of pies. We served 110 ...
DES MOINES - The top growers claimed awards in the Fruit Crops contest judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Complete area results below: APPLE TRAY DISPLAY Delicious, Red 2) Louis Beck, Buckingham Any Other Green/Yellow Varieties 1) Louis Beck, Buckingham Any Other Red Varieties 1) Louis ...
DES MOINES - Iowans from all over the state gathered to show off crops in the Farm Crops contests judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Area results are below: Field Corn Hybrid Commercial, Single Ear 2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea Popcorn Commercial, White Hybrid Popcorn 2) Becky ...
DES MOINES — The best in vegetable variety was honored in the Vegetable Container Display, Vegetable Tray and Painter's Palette competitions, judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair. PAINTER’S PALLETTE Red / Purple 3) Kathy Fattig, Chelsea Orange / Yellow 2) Kathy Fattig, Chelsea
CHELSEA — Rob Fattig grew up in Chelsea, graduated from South Tama County High School in 2006, went to Central College and spent over a decade in the engineering field with Pella Corp. before returning home about two years ago and switching careers in the process, following in his ...
TOLEDO – Since 2022, wind energy has been one of the main topics of concern among citizens in attendance at the weekly meetings of the Tama County Board of Supervisors. And now, according to information obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, it appears that the same ...
TAMA - Usually, when one retires, they lay back, put their feet up, and watch way too much daytime television, but Kris Collins took a different path. In fact, Collins wasn't even fully retired before she had her new career all lined up. After several years of being STC Elementary's Assistant ...
At Monday's board meeting, STC Activity Director Chelsea Ahrens announced that the district had applied and been selected to host a 2A girls wrestling state qualifier. The event will take place on Friday, Jan. 21, 2025, with details still being worked out. Ahrens shed some light on the ...
The Historical Society of Marshall County (HSMC) wants citizens to come home. That is, the 116-year-old organization — charged with preserving the county’s past - is urging residents to visit six historic and distinctive homes Oct. 6, from noon to 5 p.m. as part of a HSMC fund-raising ...
TOLEDO - Braving the humid morning air on Monday, the usual gang of local government conscious citizens made their way to the Supervisor's meeting. Chairman Curt Hilmer was absent, so Supervisor Dan Anderson was at the helm. The meeting started like usual with Tama County Engineer Ben ...