Category Archives: Tama County

Nov 21

Code talking tribes honored

The Congressional Gold Medal was awarded yesterday to the Meskwaki (Mesquakie) Indian tribe of Tama County, among others, for their work in World War II. This sentence about the training, though, makes you go “hmm”: They received jungle warfare training … Continue reading

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Nov 20

Tama County US 30 meeting tomorrow

The Iowa DOT is holding a hearing in Toledo on Thursday to discuss proposals for upgrading US 30 east of Tama. What makes this hearing different from many of those in the past few years is that there will be … Continue reading

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Oct 26

North Tama out of playoffs for first time since 2005

The worst football season in North Tama history and the worst in Traer in half a century ended Friday with a 38-0 shutout by Belle Plaine. With a record of 1-8 (1-5), it’s the first time since 2005 that the Redhawks … Continue reading

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Sep 06

Traer mentioned in Wall Street Journal

It’s a short segment (Ellen Young is interviewed) of a story focused on a festival in Kansas. Traer is part of the larger picture of how some town festivals may not be completely in sync with their namesakes. In the … Continue reading

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Aug 28

Montour’s Iowa River bridge

July 7, 2013: When US 30 was taken off the Lincoln Highway in Tama County in 1954, Montour was left behind. The Iowa Highway Commission took the IA 135 number from Le Grand and moved it east. At first, 135 … Continue reading

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Aug 23

Four little letters

Last month, on my first day of vacation, I listened to the hosts of “The Big Show” on WHO-AM talking about a uniquely Iowan part of their youth. “Watch out for the 77 cars,” their parents warned, “because those are … Continue reading

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Aug 13

Winding Stairs Festival photo gallery

These have no captions, but if you’re in them, you’ll know. Many parade pictures and the Max Morrison balloon tribute are included.

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Aug 12

Keith Sash is fair’s Iowan of the Day

Better State Fair news that I originally intended to post earlier. Sash, currently mayor of Gladbrook, is a former Tama County supervisor involved in a lot of county groups.

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Jul 22

Tama Jim Wilson exhibit at Traer Museum

Here’s something to start getting back in the swing of things. KWWL

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May 14

KWWL checks in with Gladbrook’s mayor

But in Reinbeck, since that’s where Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School is. Keith Sash used to be a Tama County supervisor. KWWL.com

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