TOLEDO – Home health was once again the subject of discussion at the Monday, Feb. 23, Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting during which a memorandum was approved to be sent to the Board of Health. Chairman Mark Doland explained the reasoning behind the memorandum. “Right now, the ...
DES MOINES – On Thursday, Feb. 26, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law the bill establishing a 2% State Supplemental Aid rate, providing per-pupil funding for Iowa’s K-12 schools in the upcoming school year. Republican lawmakers said Senate File 2201 results in roughly a $160 increase from ...
IOWA – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering workshops around the state to teach the skills needed to hunt, field dress and cook wild turkey to participants who have little to no wild turkey hunting experience. The workshops will be offered in Council Bluffs, Indianola, ...
TOLEDO – In stark contrast to the previous meeting, only about seven people showed up for the Monday, Feb. 16 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Although the popular subject of public health was touched on briefly by one citizen during public comment, the supervisors had other items on ...
In last week’s story “Public Health budget takes center stage at supervisors meeting,” Tama County Public Health & Home Care Clinical Manager LeeAnna Kriegel was quoted by the newspaper as stating during the meeting: “We live in a county that does not have a hospital, does not have ...
DES MOINES – Vaccines have gotten some attention from the Iowa Legislature this year. One bill — House File (HF) 2287 — proposes banning the sale, distribution and administration of vaccines unless manufacturers give up federal liability immunity. A subcommittee recommended passage of the ...
DES MOINES – A House subcommittee advanced a bill Wednesday, Feb. 11, that would create standard language for counties to adopt pertaining to setbacks, moratoriums, property tax and other siting considerations for renewable electric power generation facilities. Rep. Shannon Lundgren, ...
IOWA CITY — As Iowa’s rising cancer rates continue to generate discussion and concern among residents and politicians alike, the University of Iowa College of Public Health released a 118-page initial findings report earlier this month titled “Key Drivers of Cancer in Iowa” that was ...
DES MOINES – A House subcommittee advanced a bill Monday, Feb. 9, that would require all wind turbines in the state be equipped with aircraft detection lighting systems, to address landowner complaints about blinking red lights. House File 2081 as introduced would require new wind farms be ...
TOLEDO – People were sitting, standing, and loitering in the hall; it was the largest crowd the Tama County Board of Supervisors had garnered in a couple of months. Nearly all of the citizens who sardined themselves into the meeting room on Monday, Feb. 9, were attending the meeting for one ...