GLADBROOK – Tama County Sheriff Casey Schmidt (R-Dysart) was quite possibly ‘filling’ like a million bucks last Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Tama County Pork Producers annual banquet in Gladbrook after his homemade butterfinger pie won first place in the men’s division of the best pie ...
TOLEDO – Citizens awoke on Monday, Jan. 13, to a winter morning covered in frost. Braving the chilly air in knit caps and mittens, the usual group made their way to the week's supervisors meeting. The public comment time kicked off the meeting with last week's wind moratorium being the ...
WAVERLY – Wartburg College has recognized 554 students who were named to the 2024 Fall Term Dean's List. Local students honored include: –Brooklyn Hubbard, Clutier –Jamie Jacobs, Traer –Karsyn Miller, La Porte City The list honors students who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or ...
TOLEDO – Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is again available in Tama County, according to Cheryl Bruene of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The service is only possible thanks to the efforts of dedicated local volunteers, and begins in early February. In addition, ...
IOWA – After several consecutive dry years, above-average rainfall in 2024 improved drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Iowa ended the year with a statewide average total of 36.87 inches of precipitation, or 1.32 inches above normal. ...
WEST BRANCH – The Hoover Presidential Foundation will award over $60,000 in scholarships to Iowa students this year. This is the 28th year of the annual Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award, a scholarship program for Iowa high school juniors. The deadline to submit an application is April 1, ...
TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Tama County will host an Ag Pest Control Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The program, provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP), is ...
As demand for renewable energy generation continues to grow, many local decision makers are responding by creating ordinances that govern how projects will be built, managed, and decommissioned. The Center for Rural Affairs has released a new wind and solar decommissioning resource to its ...
TOLEDO – The winds of change are sweeping through Tama County government. It has been roughly three years since members of the local coalition Tama County Against Turbines (TCAT) first started asking the then three-member Tama County Board of Supervisors to enact a moratorium on commercial ...
OTTER CREEK – Tama County Conservation not only needs a new naturalist following last month’s termination of Raina Genaw, the department is now also on the hunt for a new board member. During the Wednesday, Jan. 8 regular meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation held at Otter ...