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Tama County News

Wind energy development in Tama Co. hits turbulence

Further wind development in Tama County appears to have encountered some headwinds in recent weeks as two different lawsuits involving the wind energy company Salt Creek Wind LLC and its consultants Robert and Eric Bergstrom play out in court. Salt Creek Wind LLC and Conifer Power Co. have ...

A peek behind the curtain

TOLEDO – Wednesday, April 26, was Government Day in Tama County for many local high school students, sponsored by local American Legion and Auxiliary units. The group of students – which included North Tama high schoolers – started their day with a mock vote at the Reinig Center in ...

Board of Adjustment approves Vienna wind farm repowering

TOLEDO — The Tama County Board of Adjustment met May 3 to discuss the repowering of the Vienna wind farm located near Gladbrook. Only three of the five members were present for the meeting. The Vienna wind farm has been operating for nearly 10 years with 20 turbines sitting on the Tama ...

Iowa 4-H Youth Conference call for attendees

Calling youth in grades 8-12! Come and experience the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference Are you looking for something fun to do this summer? Come to the 2023 Iowa 4-H Youth Conference on June 27-29, 2023. The Iowa 4-H Youth Conference is a three-day gathering of over 500 youth from across Iowa. ...

Hulme takes up the cattle crown

CLUTIER — May is designated as National Beef Month — a time to officially celebrate all things cattle from farm to plate — and there’s no better spokesperson for beef than this year’s Tama County Cattlemen’s Queen, Emily Hulme. The North Tama junior has spent her childhood ...

Solar lines drawn

TOLEDO — Utility scale solar energy and whether such systems should take root in Tama County was the topic of discussion during a subdued 90-minute public hearing held Wednesday evening in Toledo by the Tama County Board of Supervisors. Just after 6 p.m., Supervisor Bill Faircloth stepped up ...

Camping update, new naturalist top agenda at Conservation meeting

TOLEDO – As the lake restoration project nears its final stages at Otter Creek Lake and Park, amenities including the campgrounds, playground, and parking are undergoing updates of their own, according to Conservation Director Stephen Mayne. During the monthly meeting of the Tama Co. ...

Irvine Prairie lights up the sky

A controlled burn was conducted by members of UNI’s Tallgrass Prairie Center (TPC) last week Tuesday on a roughly 20 acre tract of the Irvine Prairie as part of ongoing restorative work at the rural Dysart prairie-in-progress. After having to reschedule a couple of times due to poor ...

Camping, cooking, coding and more

Tama County 4-H is excited to offer these summer programs to all youth of Tama County. Find all these camps and registration forms on our website at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/tama/youth-programs. Junior Camp Tama County will join Grundy and Marshall County in a camp for those ...

Tama County needs a new fair queen

Miss Kaylynn Murty, 2022 Tama County Fair Queen has been representing Tama County at fair activities, parades and other activities throughout the year. Her reign will soon be coming to an end. Murty, the daughter of Tim and Ashley Murty, is the sixth consecutive Tama County Fair Queen ...