Category Archives: Tama County

Jul 13

Gladbrook school demolition finishing up

Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

June 17, 2022: The Gladbrook school was in mid-demolition during Corn Carnival. Windows and fixtures had been removed. KWWL has a story, with unembeddable video, about the Gladbrook school being demolished. The story has an error in it: The school … Continue reading →

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Jun 22

Gladbrook school demolition in final stages

Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

June 17, 2022: The southeast corner of the Gladbrook school building, as seen last week during Corn Carnival. A piece of paper on one of the few remaining windows of Gladbrook’s school building announces the fitness center — the half-million-dollar … Continue reading →

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Jun 16

100th Corn Carnival is this weekend

Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 16, 2004: This corn float (?) appeared multiple years in the Corn Carnival parade, including Gladbrook’s 125th anniversary in 2005. Gladbrook’s Corn Carnival is being held for the 100th time this weekend. Director O’Connor has received word that the … Continue reading →

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May 20

North Tama plans revealed during building tour

Posted on Friday, May 20, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

It’s happening? Maybe? After a few votes and an extra $31 million? Whatever the step or two is after “commencing to proceed to get started,” that’s where North Tama is right now in a master plan that would radically alter … Continue reading →

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May 16

US 63 closure scrambles routes to Traer

Posted on Monday, May 16, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Starting next week, according to a DOT press release, US 63 will be closed between IA 8 and IA 96. It’s for a (very needed) asphalt resurfacing project and discussed more in this blog post. Toledo-Gladbrook traffic is fine, but … Continue reading →

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May 09

IA 8 in Tama County to close for months

Posted on Monday, May 9, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Hey, remember this post? I didn’t! But now it’s here: Starting today, IA 8 between Traer and IA 21 is closed through at least late July for culvert construction (news tip: KCRG). The official detour is D65 through Buckingham. The closure … Continue reading →

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Apr 11

Traer Fire Department hosts grain bin rescue exercise

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

On Thursday, the Traer Fire Department and other rural fire departments participated in grain bin accident training. The department and local insurance agencies brought in special equipment for showing how to rescue someone trapped in a bin. The story led … Continue reading →

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Mar 30

Tama still looking for contract on Lincoln Highway bridge

Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 7, 2013: A pickup crosses the Lincoln Highway bridge on the east end of Tama. The concrete letters are more than a century old. The Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama has moved to its third round of bids for … Continue reading →

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Feb 25

The ghost of the Traer Sale Barn

Posted on Friday, February 25, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT’s migration of old construction plans to its online portal has revealed how fastidious its record-keeping is. The weak spot is that the plans don’t always indicate exactly what year the project was completed. Having the letting date … Continue reading →

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Feb 16

State wrestling tournament time

Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

A post solely to push this tweet: As we creep closer to state wrestling in #IOWA I need to admit the first 39+1 yrs of my life I spent not appreciating wrestling like apparently my entire adopted state does, did … Continue reading →

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