TOLEDO – The Feb. 12 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors had more than a couple of items on the agenda, but like always, it kicked off with the engineer. The engineer reported that they've been working on getting areas cleaned up and hauling rock to the muddier sections. With ...
Iowa legislators have placed a focus on public libraries recently. House Study Bill 678 (HSB678) was introduced last Wednesday, and the Local Government subcommittee recommended passage the following day. The bill pertains to the hiring of library directors and utilizing funds for policies. It ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday's Tama County Board of Supervisors started like usual, with a report from the engineer. They've finished mixing some more sand and salt and will work on shaping up roads. The K Avenue bridge deck has been poured. An easement for a right of way on E Avenue was approved. ...
DES MOINES – January’s above-normal snowfall has improved drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. January saw 1.97 inches of precipitation, more than twice the normal amount for the month. The state has received above-average precipitation in ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was a quick one, as there was only one item on the agenda. As usual, the meeting started with the county engineer giving his report. He stated that over the weekend, they got more snow pushed back and are working quickly during ...
TOLEDO – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff provide updates on recently completed hunting seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested. Locally, the ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday's Tama Co. Board of Supervisors meeting was nearly sidelined by good conversation. The supervisors and the public were chatting along so nicely that they didn't see the clock telling them to start the meeting. Snow was the subject reported on by the engineer, as they have ...
TOLEDO – Few ventured out into the cold blowing snow of last Monday morning for the Jan. 15 Tama Co. Board of Supervisors meeting. County Engineer Ben Daleske wandered out of the white abyss to give his report, saying that they were out plowing snow and had gotten the paved routes open. ...
OTTER CREEK – Have you met Tama County Conservation’s (new!) educational hedgehog Olive? Be sure to say ‘hello’ to her at the nature center during your next trip to Otter Creek Lake & Park! Olive is an African pygmy hedgehog which is a species native to Africa and is not an Iowa ...
TAMA COUNTY – The story last week was certainly the weather as two significant winter storms clobbered Iowa – the first blowing through Monday into Tuesday with a heavy, wet snow, and the second arriving Friday into Saturday with blizzard conditions and bitter cold. The snowstorms ...