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Here Comes the Sun

TRAER – It was a long cold winter for farmer Craig Sash as he waited for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development office to release more than $85,000 in matching funds granted in Nov. 2024 for the installation of a solar array on his Tama County farm. But after months of ...

Prairie and pollinator habitat field day to be held near Kellogg June 24

KELLOGG – Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Pathfinders RC&D, and Grinnell College, will host a prairie and pollinator habitat field day Tuesday, June 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA) near ...

Celebrate ‘Get Outdoors Day’ with Tama County Conservation

OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – It’s almost summer and that can only mean one thing – GET OUTDOORS! The Tama County Conservation Board is inviting the public to enjoy a FREE canoeing day at Otter Creek Lake and Park on June 14 in celebration of national “GET OUTDOORS DAY.” ...

The problem of enforcement

TOLEDO – As there was no Board of Supervisors story in last week's paper, there is a double whammy in this week's edition. Due to Memorial Day, last week's meeting was pushed back to the morning of Thursday, May 29. All supervisors were present including David Turner, who telecommuted via ...

Salt Creek files for emergency injunction from purported construction stay

Telegraph Note: After this story went to press, Judge Cox denied Salt Creek Wind's May 30 application for an emergency injunction without prejudice, writing on May 31: "The Court denies without prejudice as these issues can be remedied by the Plaintiffs. The Court suggests the parties discuss ...

​​Wetland and Prairie Field Day to be held near Haverhill June 12

HAVERHILL – Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with the Middle Iowa Watershed Management Authority and Marshall County Natural Resource Conservation Service, will host a wetland and prairie field day Thursday, June 12, from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Tony and Roberta Brink’s farm near ...

News and notes from the Tama County Board of Supervisors

TOLEDO – Dodging raindrops, the usual congregation of citizens and elected officials met for the weekly Supervisors meeting on Monday, May 19. The meeting began with a long discussion between the supervisors and Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck. The discourse on the ...

First case of measles reported in Iowa

IOWA – On May 23, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported a confirmed case of measles in central Iowa in an unvaccinated adult. The case tested positive through the State Hygienic Laboratory and is the first confirmed case of measles in Iowa this year, and the first ...

Fresh produce voucher program for kids coming to Toledo Farmers Market

TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Tama County is returning with a free kids program: Power of Produce Club (PoP Club) at the 2025 Toledo Farmers’ Market. This program was created at the Oregon City, Oregon, farmers market in 2011. Due to its success, it has spread ...