Category Archives: Tama County

Aug 24

KWWL piece on “A Place for Heroes”

Posted on Friday, August 24, 2012, at 12:20 AM by Jeff

Article here. Video embedded below. Norbert Caloud’s name got misspelled again, but Cecelia Podhajsky’s is fine. Go figure. KWWL.com – News

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Aug 23

Obama’s visit and Tama County

Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at 12:43 PM by Jeff

When President Obama did his three-day trip across Iowa last week, he came through Tama County. The president’s Tuesday leg included going north from Oskaloosa and then west for stops in Haverhill and Marshalltown, then back and along 63 north … Continue reading →

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Aug 21

A Place for Heroes

Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at 1:03 AM by Jeff

The small movie company that made films in Clutier in 2010 and Traer in 2011 has returned to Tama County, this time for a movie about veterans called A Place for Heroes. It takes place in the towns and has … Continue reading →

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Jul 25

RAGBRAI in Tama County

Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at 11:00 AM by Jeff

Tomorrow, the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa goes through Tama County for the ninth time. Garwin and Clutier are getting their third visits. The 2012 route duplicates 2004 through nearly all the county, except instead of turning south … Continue reading →

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Jul 18

Redhawks to state! Again!

Posted on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at 10:52 AM by Jeff

The North Tama baseball team beat seventh-ranked BGM for its first trip to the state tournament in a decade, and the first since the tournament moved to Des Moines. The Redhawks will be the 8 seed playing Algona Garrigan. Marshalltown … Continue reading →

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Jun 26

Video of derecho damage in Traer

Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at 11:08 AM by Jeff

The one-year anniversary of the derecho that struck central Iowa is approaching. This video on YouTube shows the immediate aftermath. (Caution for language. But in fairness, if you saw the side of an industrial building ripped apart you’d swear too.) … Continue reading →

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Jun 22

Corn Carnival

Posted on Friday, June 22, 2012, at 12:38 AM by Jeff

We really love our corn! July 16, 2004. It’s been a few years since it was moved up, but it still feels very wrong to have Corn Carnival in June. (Especially this year, being the fourth of five Fridays.) Tonight is … Continue reading →

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Jun 05

Primary Day

Posted on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at 12:03 PM by Jeff

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

Posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 9:26 AM by Jeff

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

Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012, at 2:33 PM by Jeff

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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