TOLEDO – Words of warning from a concerned observer predicted financial ruin for Dysart farmer, Al Schafbuch, as he began to introduce cover crop practices on his farm. He was ahead of his time and experimented with the practice long before the idea was fully understood. Two decades later, ...
TOLEDO – “With the case load we had,” Stacy Koeppen, CEO and Executive Director of Tama County Public Health and Home Care, said, “we were just at the verge of breaking even, when all this started. … We had referrals flooding in, so we would’ve been coming in above by next year. ...
TRAER – Following months of discussion and late night meetings, the North Tama school board has prioritized how to spend the roughly $1,000,000 in general obligation bond revenues remaining from Phase 1 facility improvements financed by a $14.85 million bond referendum. “After our last ...
MARSHALLTOWN/TOLEDO – Over the last few years – and thanks to a pair of contracts signed with the boards of supervisors in each county – the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce has expanded its economic development reach well beyond the Marshalltown city limits and across all of the ...
TOLEDO – The snow had melted away, taking with it the last remnants of a lingering winter; the seasons were changing, the sun was shining, and it was again Monday, time for the Tama County Board of Supervisors’ March 24 meeting. If you were going to miss a meeting, this was the one to ...
TOLEDO – Last week Friday at 5 p.m. the county filing deadline passed for Iowa’s Tuesday, June 2, 2026 primary election. The offices of Tama County treasurer, recorder, and attorney, as well as two seats on the Board of Supervisors, will be on the ballot locally. The deadline for written ...
LA PORTE CITY – A bridge replacement project on the U.S. 218 bridge over Big Creek overflow that is 0.3 miles north of Black Hawk County Road D-48 La Porte City will begin on Monday, March 23, and continue through late September, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, March 9, was mostly a closed session to meet with legal counsel. Once out of closed session, the supervisors gave the weekly Roads Report, which stated they’ve been cutting brush and removing the snow equipment. They’ve ...
TAMA COUNTY – Want to become a Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Commissioner, give back to your community and have a positive impact on Iowa’s land, water and people? Seats for two (2) Tama SWCD commissioners will be found on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, ...
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) and the National Weather Service (NWS) have joined together to promote Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 23-27, 2026. “Severe weather doesn't wait for us to be ready; it requires us to act now," HSEM ...