Each July, over 200 4-H and FFA members enter their exhibits at the Tama County Fair. Ribbons and trophies are earned. Even more important, goals are met, lessons are learned and friendships are made. The Tama County Livestock and Fair Association invites you to come to the Tama County Fair ...
Preserving your garden’s summer bounty is a great way to enjoy your home-grown produce year-round – as long as you don’t serve food borne illness, like botulism, with your home-preserved foods, say specialists with Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach. “Home food ...
The North Tama Board of Education welcomed a new member during the regular meeting on June 20 – 2022-2023 student board member Olivia Ketter. Following the call to order and public comments period, rising-senior Ketter was sworn in for her one-year term by board president Rod Zobel. Ketter ...
Loras College in Dubuque recently announced the names of students who achieved Dean's List status for the 2022 spring semester. A student must earn a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours to be recognized. Dysart students recognized include Dallas Blackburn, Kolten ...
Each year, Iowa 4-H Club Community Involvement projects are sponsored by Pioneer and the Iowa 4-H Foundation in conjunction with Iowa 4-H and Youth Programs. Pioneer provides up to $5,000 to selected 4-H clubs in Iowa. Awards are made directly to the clubs through the Iowa 4-H Foundation. ...
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Iowa Learning Farms are offering three field days focused on soil health in grazing systems. In these hands-on field days, attendees will learn how to assess soils on their own properties. Each location will feature a soil pit with discussion of ...
The Tama County Soil and Water Conservation District office recently announced its 2022 Stewardship Week Poster Contest winners. This year's theme was "Healthy Soil, Healthy Life." The countywide winner was Union fourth grader Cooper Youngblut. Youngblut attends Dysart-Geneseo Elementary in ...
More than 5,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the Dean's List for the 2022 spring semester. Dean's list status was earned by 714 first-year undergraduates during the 2022 spring semester at Iowa – only 1,268 second-year students, only 1,559 third-year ...
The doors to the Traer Historical Museum will be open a lot more consistently this summer following the hiring of museum intern Tristen Prouse. Prouse – a Buckingham native and Union High School 2021 graduate majoring in Economics at the University of Northern Iowa – joined the museum ...
Approximately 9,500 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the spring semester 2022 Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum ...