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Category Archives: Tama County
Jun
05
Primary Day
This is the first election with the new state Legislature and U.S. House districts. It’s the first election ever where Tama County is in U.S. House District 1. There’s something for both political parties in Tama County in this election. … Continue reading
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May
22
North Tama girls stay in Class 1-A
The North Tama school district is tied for fifth-highest enrollment in grades 9-11 in the new class structure laid out by the IGHSAU effective with softball season. This is a good thing, because it means less competition against larger schools. … Continue reading
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May
11
Post offices saved, but too late for Buckingham
A day late and a dollar 45-cent stamp short, I know. Kyle Munson has been on it. This is the list of reduced hours. (PDF, organized by ZIP code and state abbreviaion) It includes a lot of those places that … Continue reading
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Mar
01
More basketball articles
A day late and a dollar short, but these popped up after my roundup Monday. State Spotlight: Tournament a grand thing for North Tama’s Kladivo (Des Moines Register) — This ran Tuesday alongside the story of the loss. It’s also … Continue reading
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Feb
28
North Mahaska 47, North Tama 35
The North Tama girls on the state’s biggest stage Turnovers and cold fourth-quarter shooting ended the best season in North Tama girls’ basketball history Monday with a 47-35 loss to North Mahaska. The Redhawks finished 21-5, and this was the … Continue reading
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Feb
27
NT girls play at state today
The North Tama girls’ basketball team plays North Mahaska in the first game of the evening session and last in the 1A quarterfinals. NT is an unranked 8-seed (21-4) and NM is undefeated (25-0). The Des Moines Register notes this … Continue reading
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Feb
20
NT girls are going to state!
For the first time ever, boys or girls, the North Tama Redhawks are in the state basketball tournament! The girls’ team beat Woodward-Granger in Le Grand 60-57. Clutier went six times in the 1940s, including a championship in 1942. There … Continue reading
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Jan
17
New football districts
North Tama has never lost to Gladbrook-Reinbeck in football — but the neighboring schools haven’t played each other in a decade. That’s about to change as part of the old North Iowa Cedar League is reunited in the new Class … Continue reading
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Jan
16
Rick Santorum* visits the Tama County Fair
OK, not really. (Note: From Hulu. May not work in Firefox.) “At the Tama County Fair, I sampled a local dessert specialty: a 3-pound stick of butter coated with Crisco, then deep-fried, dipped into a mixture of olive oil and … Continue reading
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Jan
10
So long, Pamida
This is a few days old, but it appears the Pamida brand will be going away. There are Pamida stores in Toledo and Eldora. Guess I should’ve taken a picture one of those many times I was cataloging changes on … Continue reading
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