May will be an exciting month in the sky. As May begins, brilliant Venus and bright Saturn will be close together low in the eastern predawn sky with Mercury near the eastern horizon and probably hard to spot without binoculars. As the month progresses, Mercury will drop quickly toward the Sun, ...
TAMA COUNTY – Tama County Master Gardeners will be in two communities on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon (or as quantities last) distributing native tree seedlings to the public. Stop by the Tama Library in Tama or the TMU parking lot in Traer to receive two seedlings per household at ...
TOLEDO – Learn all the basics of baking with a sourdough starter at a Sourdough Workshop on May 29 at 6 p.m. The workshop will be offered at the Tama County Iowa State University Extension and Outreach office in Toledo. Holly Van Heel, a human sciences educator with ISU Extension and ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Senior Citizens dinner will be Friday, May 9, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Peace Church. The Guild will be serving. For reservations call Jeanne at 641-751-2039 or Susan Wegner at 641-750-1517.
TOLEDO – Many were up after the morning's first bloom to participate in last week’s (April 14) scheduled discord with the Tama County Board of Supervisors. One of the more compelling items on the agenda was the report completed and compiled following the human resources audit conducted by ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health & Home Care (TCPH&HC) recently received $19,203.60 for Stop the Bleed (STB) kits from Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) funding for emergency and response through the Central Iowa Health Care Coalition. The grant funds are being ...
AMES – The GMG FFA Chapter traveled last week to the 97th Annual Iowa FFA Convention held at the Iowa State University in Ames where members participated in two busy days of leadership and fellowship with chapters from across the state. On Monday, April 14, GMG attended the career show ...
REINBECK — Gladbrook-Reinbeck junior Kennedy Brant has set the bar high — literally — this season in the girls track and field high jump by taking gold over and over again in the event. And now, such prowess has led to a qualification for the prestigious 115th Drake Relays. While ...
REINBECK – If there is one thing rural Iowa needs more of, it’s places to call home. And now, thanks to the efforts of local business owners Brent and Val Bovy along with UNI professor/entrepreneur Andy Anderson and Panther Builders owner Brent Dahlstrom, downtown Reinbeck recently added ...
TOLEDO – On Wednesday, April 9, Tama County’s American Legion posts and Auxiliary units hosted the 68th Tama County Government Day, welcoming high school seniors from area school districts to Toledo as part of an annual effort to teach students the importance of county government. As in ...