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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
DYSART – One of the best ways to enjoy the outdoors this time of year is to take a woodland walk in search of spring ephemerals – and there’s no better place to do so than in Dysart’s own urban woodland, the Viola Irvine Nature Preserve. With the guidance of local conservationist ...
TOLEDO – During the public comment portion of the April 17 Tama Co. Board of Supervisors meeting, landowner Terry Kucera of Sergeant Bluff spoke regarding his recent decision to sign four separate solar energy easements with the company TED Renewables for roughly 960 acres across Perry and ...
In today’s world, food safety is one of animal producers’ biggest responsibilities. With over 15,000 Iowa 4-H’ers enrolled in livestock projects, about 17 million pounds of meat is produced each year. 4-H members who exhibit swine, beef, sheep, dairy, poultry, rabbit and ...
The Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is excited to celebrate the 82nd Annual Soil and Water Conservation Week April 30 through May 7, 2023! The 2023 Soil and Water Conservation Week theme is “One Water” to raise awareness of how important it is to protect our water ...
TOLEDO – During the Monday, April 17 meeting of the Tama County Supervisors, a new county engineer was hired. Benton Daleske, formerly the Fayette County assistant engineer, will start work on May 1. The Assistant Engineer reported that contract rock should be finishing up that week. The ...
TOLEDO – "It's just not gonna happen," Curt Hilmer announced during the April 10 Tama County Supervisors meeting when asked for an update on livestreaming the weekly sessions. Hilmer went on to say that there are too many people opposing the prospect — namely, the other two supervisors, ...