Category Archives: Tama County

Jul 15

King Tower Cafe, 1937-2011

Cause of death: Progress. This is only 10 months after the US 30 bypass/bisection of Tama/Toledo opened. The King Tower was on the easternmost part of 30 that was bypassed, part of the original Lincoln Highway, near the bridge. More … Continue reading

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Jul 13

Weather Service recap of not-tornado

Technically, it’s called a “derecho.” As the system passed through the northern Des Moines metro area at 3:30am, it rapidly intensified and accelerated eastward. Over the next hour and a half the storm plowed eastward through Story, Marshall, and Tama … Continue reading

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