On July 11, 2011 around 4 am Tama County was hit by a straight-line wind that measured forces up to 130 miles per hour before meteorological towers disintegrated. Not a single human life was lost, but $100+ million in lost productivity was suffered through the loss of animals, buildings, infrastructure, crops, and other protective vegetation. [...]
Tag Archives: Garwin
2011 EDIES Story 22 of 24: Many Hands Make Emergency Generator Work in Garwin
What can a community achieve if you bring together a teacher, a librarian, an electrician, a councilman, a retired businessman to make a community a better place? Alone each of these talents can do great things, but combine their talents and skills and you get a low cost generator solution at the Garwin Community Center [...]
Elections Update: Major changes in elected officials for Tama County, Iowa’s communities in 2012
If Tama County, Iowa really is a microcosm of the national political makeup and attitudes as national media has alluded to in the past, then what would you conclude if six or seven out of twelve towns elected new mayors? Even Meskwaki elected a new chairman. It is not a surprise that in general American [...]
Storm Update: Straight-line wind storm survivors share practical wisdom on insurance policies and rebuilding after a natural disaster, Oct 25
By the time President Obama signed the major disaster declaration for Tama County, Iowa (6 weeks after of the July 11, 2011 straight-line wind storm hit) insurance companies had already paid out a record $6+ million into our local economy. Now, three months later, many stakeholders continue to work on ways to rebuild better, stronger [...]
Storm Update: How are business opportunities and our job market impacted by the 7/11/11 Derecho
Tama County, Iowa has been holding strong on a $13.42 average hourly wage through the recession, and rebounded to a 6.1% unemployment before the straight-line storm hit. Though this is very comparable to the State’s 6.0% unemployment, (and extremely favorable compared to the national 9.1% unemployment) wages are still significantly lower in Tama County than [...]
Storm Update: Day 2 of recovery from July 11, 2011 Hurricane of the Prairie
We now have a name for the devastating act of nature that hit Tama County, Iowa yesterday, July 11, 2011. The formal report is not yet in, but experts believe that it was not a tornado, (though every bit as devastating and much more rare.) It was a persistent high-speed straight-line wind storm, a Hurricane of the [...]
Storm Update: Early damage reports on the Monday July 11, 2011 storm
Around 4 a.m. this morning a storm with winds between 70 and 100 miles per hour swept through Tama County, Iowa doing damage to real estate, infrastructure, vegetation and crops. At this time we are not aware of any fatalities or injuries. To view images of the consequences of the storm, click here. Some eyewitness [...]
Fun Update: New Tama County Pocket Travel Guide features 100+ experiences to make your life more colorful
Get in touch with Tama County, Iowa. Over one hundred attractions nestled amongst natural beauty off the beaten path just got easier to find! The Tama County Travel Guide invites travelers and area residents to (re)discover how authentic experiences with family and friends add meaning and color to our lives. With this new and improved booklet we make [...]
Summer Fun Update: Have you picked your small town summer picnic spot for water fights, live music and sweet corn eating contest yet? We can help!
We’re gearing up for some fantastic summer fun in Tama County, Iowa this year! Spend some time with us and join in a sweet corn eating contest, a firemen’s water fight, a talent show, a picnic, and patio party. Here are just a sampling of the fun events happening here this summer, or click here for [...]
EDIES 2010 Winners: Tama County highlights our economy’s Super Connections
The theme of the night was Super Connections, as Tama County Economic Development Commission hosted the 2011 EDIES event last night bringing together stand-out leaders and innovators who shaped the 2010 economy into which we are all connected. 24 projects were put in the spotlight with the unveiling of the Tama County Connections Magazine 2011. [...]
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King Tower Cafe
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Heath Kellogg is named Tama County Economic Development Director
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And the Tama County EDIE Award Winners are…
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2011 EDIES Story 24 of 24: Response to the once in a 1,000 Year Wind Storm
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2011 EDIES Story 23 of 24: Groundbreaking Utilities Partnership Still Tastes Great in Lincoln
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Executive Director moves forward
- Entrepreneurship Update: Empowering our young people
- Late Summer Fun!
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