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Chronic Wasting Disease in Iowa Part III

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IOWA – The Iowa DNR is releasing a series on chronic wasting disease, to provide the latest information and online tools to one of our most important partners - Iowa’s deer hunters. This series will be released in four parts ahead of the opening of Iowa’s gun deer season. The topics ...

Last week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting

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TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was punctuated by the odd cough and sneeze as Supervisor Curt Hilmer fought to get over a cold. The meeting started as it usually does with Ben Daleske, the Tama County Engineer’s, weekly report. The report this week focused ...

Iowa State Parks special events in 2026

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IOWA – Kick off the New Year by joining a First Day Hike in an Iowa State Park. More than 40 parks are hosting either a guided group hike or suggesting a self-guided hike. Hikers can expect to be surrounded by the quiet beauty of nature in winter, and experience spectacular views, beautiful ...

Traer’s Great Light Way

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TRAER – The 2025 Holiday Happenings Lighted Parade illuminated Traer’s downtown from end to end last Friday evening as part of the Chamber of Commerce’s annual two-day holiday spectacular. As has become tradition, ahead of the parade – which trundled down snow-covered Second Street ...

A cultural showcase

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Telegraph Note: This story first published in the Tama-Toledo News Chronicle. It is being reprinted this week in the Telegraph as a courtesy to our readers. NEW YORK — Corbin Shuckahosee, a member of the Meskwaki Nation and a sophomore at South Tama County (STC) High School, recently ...

Chronic Wasting Disease in Iowa Part II

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IOWA – The Iowa DNR is releasing a series on chronic wasting disease, to provide the latest information and online tools to one of our most important partners – Iowa’s deer hunters. This series will be released in four parts ahead of the opening of Iowa’s gun deer season. The topics ...

Annette Sweeney announces reelection candidacy for Iowa Senate

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IOWA FALLS – Rural Buckeye native Annette Sweeney has announced her re-election candidacy for Iowa Senate District #27, which encompasses all of Hardin, Grundy, Poweshiek, much of Tama, and a portion of Black Hawk counties. With the enthusiastic support of her family Annette looks forward ...

Dry autumn leads to drought watch for northwest and eastern Iowa

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IOWA – Continued precipitation deficits through the autumn months have resulted in a drought watch designation for three of the state’s Drought Regions, according to the latest monthly Water Summary Update. Iowa continued to see below-average precipitation during the fall, which has led ...