TOLEDO – Build your confidence in small-batch fermentation with safe, simple methods that support product consistency, food safety, and future business growth during a hands-on workshop on Aug. 5 from 1-3 p.m. The workshop will be offered at ISU Extension and Outreach Tama County in Toledo. ...
IOWA – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for help with the annual wild turkey production survey. During the months of July and August wild turkey sightings are recorded to estimate this year’s nesting rates and nest success. Participation is easy – just note the ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – A Reinbeck man who obtained a significant quantity of methamphetamine from a source of supply that he had met in federal prison was sentenced June 23, 2025, to 20 years in federal prison. Austin David Hansen, 39, from Reinbeck received the prison term after a December 23, ...
TOLEDO – The storm was in the air, the forecast was set, and rain was on the tip of everyone's tongues as they walked into the Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, June 23. Between talks of upcoming inclement weather, the meeting began like usual with Ben Daleske, the Tama ...
TOLEDO – During an appeal hearing held on Tuesday, June 17, the Tama County Board of Adjustment voted 3-2 to reverse a Dec. 13, 2024 decision by then-Tama County Zoning Administrator Bob Vokoun to extend the expiration dates of Salt Creek Wind’s 61 zoning certificates – thereby setting ...
TOLEDO – As the sun sat high among the clouds like a lemon resting among cotton, the usual group of citizens gathered for the Monday, June 16 Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. It started off with the annual report from Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske, who stated that they are ...
TOLEDO – It was business as usual on Wednesday, June 11, during the most recent meeting of the Tama County Zoning Commission save for two notable changes – Laura Wilson was now seated in the Zoning Administrator's chair, having taken over from former administrator Bob Vokoun who resigned ...
TRAER – It was a long cold winter for farmer Craig Sash as he waited for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development office to release more than $85,000 in matching funds granted in Nov. 2024 for the installation of a solar array on his Tama County farm. But after months of ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health and Home Care and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) are encouraging parents to have conversations with their healthcare providers about the human papillomavirus (HPV) and how to help protect their children against HPV-related ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – It’s almost summer and that can only mean one thing – GET OUTDOORS! The Tama County Conservation Board is inviting the public to enjoy a FREE canoeing day at Otter Creek Lake and Park on June 14 in celebration of national “GET OUTDOORS DAY.” ...