Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county offices in the north-central area announced award recipients for outstanding achievements in 2021. Cheryl Bruene, Jenny Hulme, and Sara Sorenson received the Excellence in COVID Recovery award for developing and engaging partnerships that ...
The children of Little Knights Learning Center (LKLC) in Dysart ended their afternoon naptime a bit early last Thursday, Jan. 20 in preparation for an important visitor to their rural child care center – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds. Gov. Reynolds (R-Iowa) made the trek to Tama County from Des ...
Farmers wishing to maximize the profits from their fertilizer dollars will want to attend one of 15 in-person workshops or a virtual workshop hosted by Iowa State University. The workshop series, called Soil Testing Interpretations and Recommendations: Maximizing Return on Investment, will be ...
The Tama County Republican Party will hold caucuses on Monday, February 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. as follows: Clutier JnR Community Center 505 5th St., Clutier Precincts 7, 10, 12 (Carroll, Oneida, E. 1/2 of Richland, Salt Creek, York townships) Dysart City Community Building 418 Main St., ...
The Iowa Democratic Party will hold the 2022 midterm caucus on Monday, February 7, 2022, beginning at 7:00 p.m. All caucus participants must be in line or signed in by 7:00 pm. in order to participate. In Tama County the Democratic Caucus will be held in two locations: North Tama High School ...
During their Jan. 10 regular meeting the Gladbrook City Council appointed Wayne Nekola as the newest member of the city council governing body. Nekola was appointed by the council to fill a vacancy created when former council member Trudi Scott was elected mayor in November during the middle of ...
Voters in the Gladbrook-Reinbeck School District community will be asked to head to the ballot box on March 1 for a special school election. On the ballot will be a single question asking to renew the voter-approved portion of the school’s Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) for the ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic incomprehensibly nears the year three milestone, positive case counts related to the most recently discovered omicron variant have been surging through the state. In Tama County, the seven-day positivity rate has reached an all-time high of 33 percent according to data ...
Representative Dave Maxwell (R-Deep River) announced this week his reelection bid for the Iowa House. Maxwell currently represents House District 76 comprising all of Poweshiek County and twelve townships in Iowa County. Under the newly confirmed redistricting maps, Maxwell will run for ...
Jason M. Reicks is pictured receiving his five-year service award from Gary Mauer, Grundy County Engineer during the Grundy County Board of Supervisors meeting on Jan. 10. Reicks is an employee of the Grundy County Secondary Road Department. – Contributed photo