The next regular meeting of the Tama Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. at the District Office, located at 102 Highway 30W in Toledo.Agenda items include: approval of minutes from previous meetings, public participation, ...
Each year the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation partners with Cookies Food Products to honor ten Iowans across the state who demonstrate an honest work ethic, dedication to their community while showing an exceptional sense of Iowa pride. The Blue Ribbon Foundation wants to celebrate those ...
P.E.O. Chapter BB of Marshalltown will celebrate 120 continuous years of existence at an afternoon tea on May 21 at the Historic Tallcorn Towers Ballroom.The chapter was established after two women met in 1895. Cornelia Singleton, a nurse and wife of an ophthalmologist, and a teacher, Nettie ...
The Aerial Applicator Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators is now available. The program is provided by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP).The course will provide continuing instruction credit for ...
Tama County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Anna Boecker announced that producers who file accurate and timely reports for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage can prevent the potential loss of FSA program benefits. Please pay close attention to the acreage ...
The Grundy County Fair Board has announced a new event, Belt Sander Races at the 2017 Grundy County Fair.The Belt Sander Races will be held Saturday, July 22, from 3-6 p.m. in front of the Wheelock Building. Races will be run under BSRA Rules and Regulations including: All sanders must run on ...
The city of Waterloo is planning a reconstruction of West 9th Street between the San Marnan Frontage Road and St. Francis Drive beginning on May 8, 2017. Work will be done in eleven stages to maintain access to Covenant Medical Center, however hospital visitors and Wheaton Iowa associates may ...
DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today reminded eligible farm owners that the deadline to apply for the 2017 Century and Heritage Farm Program is June 1, 2017. The program recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150 ...
The Grundy Area Women's connection presents "Free as a Bird" theme at their luncheon on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Dike. It will be held in the Dike Community Building at 12:30 PM. ALL area women are invited to attend.Polly Lily from St. McIntire, Iowa will be the speaker, her subject "Bird in ...
Iowa agricultural producers interested in developing more habitat for Monarch butterflies by adding additional soil and water conservation practices to their land have until May 19 to sign up at their local USDA Service Center for planning and funding assistance.A sampling of eligible ...