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Iowa bill seeks to end constantly blinking red lights on wind turbines

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 ...

Public Health budget takes center stage at supervisors meeting

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 ...

Slade graduates from Upper Iowa University

FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce that Ainsley Slade of Reinbeck graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in the fall of 2025. Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, nonprofit institution dedicated to offering undergraduate and ...

Gladbrook Women’s Club holds February meeting

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Women's Club held its monthly membership meeting on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at the Methodist Church. Chrystal Petersen, Grundy County Hospital, presented on diabetes. She covered causes, symptoms, treatment and management. She also provided information on services ...

Grassley announces staff traveling office hours in Tama County

AREA – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in four counties, including Tama County, from Feb. 23 to Feb. 25, 2026. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below.   ...

Tama SWCD promotes Stewardship Week 2026

AREA – The Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is partnering with the National Association of Conservation Districts and Conservation Districts of Iowa in celebrating Stewardship Week from April 26 – May 3, 2026. Kindergarten through 12th grade students who are homeschooled ...

Area farmers receive $6.6 mil in cash-back dividends from FCSAmerica

AREA – Farmers and ranchers in Grundy, Black Hawk, Bremer, and Butler counties will be receiving $6.6 million in cash-back dividends returned by Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica). This marks the 22nd consecutive year FCSAmerica has returned a share of its net earnings to ...