Iowa legislators have placed a focus on public libraries recently. House Study Bill 678 (HSB678) was introduced last Wednesday, and the Local Government subcommittee recommended passage the following day. The bill pertains to the hiring of library directors and utilizing funds for policies. It ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Grundy County Dispatcher Nathan Stahl, left, was recently honored for 25 years of service to Grundy County. Grundy County Sheriff Kirk Doleslager presented Stahl with his service award.
TOLEDO – Last Monday's Tama County Board of Supervisors started like usual, with a report from the engineer. They've finished mixing some more sand and salt and will work on shaping up roads. The K Avenue bridge deck has been poured. An easement for a right of way on E Avenue was approved. ...
Education advocates urged Iowa lawmakers last week to set the funding rate for public schools quickly to help school districts budget for the upcoming school year amid other potential education funding changes. The Legislature failed to meet its deadline this session for setting the ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was a quick one, as there was only one item on the agenda. As usual, the meeting started with the county engineer giving his report. He stated that over the weekend, they got more snow pushed back and are working quickly during ...
TOLEDO – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff provide updates on recently completed hunting seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested. Locally, the ...
MORRISON — Landowners and interested members of the public are invited for a one-day workshop on Wednesday, February 21, at the Grundy County Museum, 204 Fourth Street, Morrison. From 11 a.m. to noon, Justin Clark from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will present on Chronic Wasting ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday's Tama Co. Board of Supervisors meeting was nearly sidelined by good conversation. The supervisors and the public were chatting along so nicely that they didn't see the clock telling them to start the meeting. Snow was the subject reported on by the engineer, as they have ...
The story last week was certainly the weather as two significant winter storms clobbered Iowa – the first blowing through Monday into Tuesday with a heavy, wet snow, and the second arriving Friday into Saturday with blizzard conditions and bitter cold. The snowstorms combined dumped ...
TOLEDO – Weather was the talk of the Tama Co. Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, Jan. 8. Predictions of sunny skies to mountains of fluffy cotton ball snow were thrown around. Using caution, the supervisors made the decision to close the county offices on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The engineer ...