A spokesperson with the Iowa Attorney General’s Office confirmed earlier this week that the state attorney general is reviewing a sexual misconduct investigation into the Tama County Jail. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) launched an investigation in late January into a ...
Iowa Severe Weather Awareness Week takes place this year March 21-25. A statewide tornado drill took place on Wednesday, March 23, at 10:00 a.m. as part of the week's activities. Preparedness is key, the National Weather Service-Des Moines office stressed in a posting about Severe Weather ...
As spring cleaning projects kick into gear in the coming weeks, area residents making a trip to the Tama County Landfill will be greeted with a new feature that looks to make the landfill more customer-friendly. Landfill staff, in coordination with the Tama County Landfill Commission, have ...
Reworked plans for a proposed new Reinbeck fire station and corresponding land acquisition were unveiled at the regular meeting of the Reinbeck City Council on March 7. Reinbeck Fire Chief Chris Heasley presented to the council a second set of architectural renderings as well as a cost ...
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is focusing on unprecedented increases in fertilizer prices affecting farmers. Since January 2021, anhydrous ammonia has increased 315%. Urea has increased by 214%, liquid nitrogen by 290%, monoammonium phosphate (MAP) by 171%, and potash by 213%, according ...
A category EF-2 tornado reached the ground in southern Tama County during the evening of March 5. The tornado is believed to have touched down shortly after 6:40 p.m. Saturday in Columbia Township south of Tama. No injuries were reported however two homes in the area sustained significant ...
A new naturalist intern position, an update on the construction at Otter Creek, and conditions at Columbia Wildlife Refuge were a few of the topics addressed at the most recent meeting of the Tama County Conservation Board on March 3. Board members present at the regular March meeting which ...
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate recently announced the appointment of Grundy County Auditor Rhonda R. Deters to his new 11-member, bipartisan Auditor Advisory Group. The auditors will work with Secretary Pate’s office to assist in the administration of the 2022 elections. “I am honored ...
After a year of heightened interest around outdoor activities like hunting and fishing due to the conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, hunting statistics across multiple categories and seasons are showing slight declines in participation. Through the month of February, the Iowa ...
In partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC), Grundy County has installed a flag retirement box, at no cost to the county, on the first-floor lobby of the Grundy County Courthouse, 706 G Avenue, Grundy Center. “Many of our ...