DYSART – The Hayward Round Barn located north of Dysart is one of 72 barns – and one of a record eight round barns – to be featured this weekend on the Iowa Barn Foundation’s 2023 fall all-state barn tour. The self-guided tour is set to take place Saturday, Sept.16 and Sunday, ...
OTTER CREEK – In the days and weeks since former Tama Co. Conservation Director Stephen Mayne was placed on administrative leave – subsequently resigning on August 17 – the county has enlisted both the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the State Auditor in the fallout, ...
TOLEDO — A high-profile lawsuit filed by a woman accusing two former University of Iowa FIJI fraternity members of rape will be heard and decided in Tama County due to excessive pretrial publicity in Johnson County, a judge has ruled. The plaintiff, Makena Solberg, alleges that the ...
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating College Savings Month by sharing the benefits of saving for education costs. "For College Savings Month, I'm reminding parents, grandparents, other relatives and friends that anyone can open a College Savings Iowa 529 Plan account to save ...
DES MOINES – On Monday, Sept. 11, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through October 11, 2023. The proclamation allows vehicles ...
DES MOINES – A record seven separate Tama County farm families were honored on Thursday, August 17, at the Iowa State Fair Livestock Pavilion with 2023 Heritage Farm designations. The seven farms were located throughout the northern Tama County landscape and include Abernathey Family Farms ...
DES MOINES – Tama County 4-H and FFA members exhibits were on display in the 4-H and FFA Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair this year. Divisions young people may exhibit in include agriculture and natural resources, creative arts, family and consumer sciences, personal ...
BELLE PLAINE – For those who drive on Hwy 21 south of Dysart, some welcome changes to the route took place last week with the opening of the new Hwy 21 interchange at U.S. 30. The interchange was built as a part of ongoing construction projects to widen U.S. 30 to four lanes between Tama ...
TOLEDO – Last week's supervisors’ meeting went by rather quickly, without any fireworks going off. Chairman Bill Faircloth was absent, so District 1 Supervisor Curt Hilmer once again had the reins. Hilmer stumbled and tumbled a bit when it came to the monotonous particulars of ...
Representatives of nonprofits, governmental entities and school districts are encouraged to register for Grant Writing 101, an online workshop from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, October 3. Grant Writing 101 is a workshop created by ISU Extension and Outreach Community and Economic ...