Category Archives: Tama County

May 03

A week ago in Traer

Posted on Friday, May 3, 2013, at 6:50 PM by Jeff

it was Drive Your Tractor to School Day. Usually, there would be planting going on, but not with the weather the way it’s been. (From North Tama’s Twitter account. In other news, North Tama has a Twitter account.)

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Apr 27

Keely Lyons, 1985-2003

Posted on Saturday, April 27, 2013, at 8:20 AM by Jeff

On April 27, 2003, a girl was killed on the night of her senior prom. It wasn’t by anything she or her friends had done. The incident is perhaps most horrifying in its driest description: A drunk driver doing 80 … Continue reading →

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Apr 18

Drought buster

Posted on Thursday, April 18, 2013, at 10:43 AM by Jeff

Nearly all of Tama County is now at normal moisture conditions, according to the Drought Monitor – and that doesn’t include any rain since Tuesday morning. Now the eastern third of the state is normal, and only an area around … Continue reading →

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Apr 12

Getting wetter

Posted on Friday, April 12, 2013, at 2:44 PM by Jeff

Much of Tama County has now been upgraded to “abnormally dry” while farther east, the drought is “over” inasmuch as there are “normal conditions.” This week’s rain will shrink the red and orange areas even more.

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Mar 14

Two more consolation game stories

Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 7:31 PM by Jeff

As promised a week ago. (The Hawk Eye is behind a paywall.) Times-Republican: North Tama finds peace in 4th place Times-Republican: Experience may have been North Tama’s ultimate undoing (I agree with this sentiment.)

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Mar 14

Tama County upgraded to “moderate drought”

Posted on Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 6:30 PM by Jeff

In addition to the conditions lessening in much of the state, a good part of eastern Iowa is now just “abnormally dry.” More, plus map, at the Register’s website. If you look at the numbers, there’s a tiny tiny ray … Continue reading →

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Mar 08

North Tama places fourth at state basketball tournament

Posted on Friday, March 8, 2013, at 6:03 PM by Jeff

The North Tama Redhawks went up against two experienced boys’ state tournament squads in two days and the results of both were similar. Around the middle of each game, the turnovers and missed shots piled up and NT suffered crushing … Continue reading →

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Mar 08

Boyden-Hull 77, North Tama 52

Posted on Friday, March 8, 2013, at 12:47 AM by Jeff

KWWL.com Video from KWWL. Story from KCRG. More links later.

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Mar 06

State semifinals: Remembering Dinsdale, Part 2

Posted on Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at 1:40 PM by Jeff

Two years after losing in the semifinals of the 1950 boys’ state basketball tournament and finishing in fourth place, the Dinsdale Red Devils of Tama County made a return trip to the Iowa Fieldhouse. Once again, Dinsdale was the smallest … Continue reading →

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Mar 05

State semifinals: Remembering Dinsdale, Part 1

Posted on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at 3:20 PM by Jeff

While 2013 is the first appearance of the consolidated North Tama County Community School District in the state boys’ basketball tournament, more than 60 years ago tiny Dinsdale almost lived its own version of the Hoosiers story twice. In Iowa … Continue reading →

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