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Category Archives: Tama County
Jul
25
RAGBRAI in Tama County
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!
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
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
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
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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