North Tama’s $14.25 million bond referendum fell just short of the 60% supermajority necessary during the special election held on Tuesday – six more votes and the first public measure would have passed. “The North Tama Board of Education and administration would like to thank our ...
The most welcome aspect of winter for many people in Iowa is when it at long last comes to an end but that was hardly the case for Traer and its surrounding communities last week as those areas were battered by the recent ice storm. While the upper Midwest including the top tier of Iowa’s ...
After first leasing office space in downtown Dysart roughly a year ago, the Virginia-based company Apex Clean Energy – better known in Tama County by its local commercial wind energy project name, Winding Stair Wind – has elected to close up shop for the time being and set its sights ...
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Tama County Board of Supervisors were asked during their regular meeting why the meetings can't be livestreamed. Some wonder why a few dollars of Tama County's money cannot be delegated for a camera and microphone so that the weekly meetings could be broadcast over ...
Financial security in the present means a person has control over their day-to-day, month-to-month finances. Such individuals are able to cover expenses and pay bills on time, and do not worry about having enough money to get by. Pre-pandemic, 51% of Iowans found it somewhat or very ...
March 7 will be a busy day for Tama County Elections Administrator Karen Rohrs as four schools with boundaries in the county hold special elections including North Tama, Benton Community, GMG, and Hawkeye Community College. Benton Community includes roughly six sections of the northeast ...
If you happen to see a moth-like bird cruising low along a stubbly field during daylight hours this winter, be sure to (safely) stop and get a better look – you’ve likely just spotted an elusive winter visitor to Iowa, the endangered Short-eared owl. This uncommon, majestic owl gets its ...
An Iowa House bill that advanced out of committee Tuesday, Feb. 14 would make legal a common practice among some farmers who kill — without state approval — animals that harm their crops, livestock or machinery, said Rep. Dean Fisher, a Garwin Republican and farmer who introduced the ...
The Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), in partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), is celebrating Stewardship Week from April 30 – May 7, 2023, focusing on the theme “One Water.” But what is a watershed? A watershed is an area of land ...
Women, men and children in more than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 3, 2023. This year the women of Taiwan call us to worship together considering the words from Ephesians 1:15-19, “I Have Heard About Your Faith.” The women of Taiwan share ...