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Iowa Pork Producers Assoc. announces 2025 Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Team

DES MOINES – The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) proudly announces the members of the 2025 Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Team, selected during this year’s Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines. Amanda Ostrem of Stanhope, Calla Langel of Le Mars, and Brady Allan of Le Mars will represent the ...

The New New Rules

TOLEDO – As the sun stretched and yawned and rose in the east to shine down on another chilly winter day, the usual faces gathered for the Monday, Jan. 27 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. The meeting started, like it often does, with the engineer's report. The main point of ...

Taxes are for the birds…and other vulnerable wildlife

IOWA – We know taxes aren't a lot of fun, but there is a small thing you can do to feel better about the process. Donating to the Fish/Wildlife Fund (also known as the Chickadee Checkoff), on line 21 of your Iowa state tax form, can help support thousands of vulnerable wildlife through ...

Growing Together Mini-Grant awarded to Tama County

TOLEDO – In the midst of record setting food pantry usage throughout the state of Iowa, Growing Together Mini-Grants will provide fresh produce and nutrition education to pantries in 2025 through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s SNAP-Education program. Tama county is among ...

Tama County Public Health rolls into 2025

TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health & Home Care is literally on a roll in 2025. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tama County was awarded American Rescue Plan Act funds to be used specifically for public health. To that end, Tama County Public Health (TCPH) supported a variety of programs ...

Pioneer Trail coming to Reinbeck

REINBECK – With great excitement the Pioneer Trail will soon be coming to Reinbeck. Throughout the last couple of years, a lot of effort has been put into this announcement by the Grundy County Conservation Board and the Grundy County Heritage Foundation. 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of ...

Swaying into the livestream

TOLEDO – Citizens awoke on Monday, Jan. 13, to a winter morning covered in frost. Braving the chilly air in knit caps and mittens, the usual group made their way to the week's supervisors meeting. The public comment time kicked off the meeting with last week's wind moratorium being the ...

Free volunteer income tax prep available to Tama County residents

TOLEDO – Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is again available in Tama County, according to Cheryl Bruene of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The service is only possible thanks to the efforts of dedicated local volunteers, and begins in early February In addition, ...

Winds of change

TOLEDO – The winds of change are sweeping through Tama County government. It has been roughly three years since members of the local coalition Tama County Against Turbines (TCAT) first started asking the then three-member Tama County Board of Supervisors to enact a moratorium on commercial ...