TOLEDO – During the Monday, Aug. 4 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors discussed the condition of the county’s roads and vowed to work toward ensuring better outcomes going forward. As part of his report early in the meeting, County Engineer Ben Daleske told ...
IOWA – Drought conditions improved statewide due to above-normal precipitation totals in July, according to the latest Water Summary Update. With more than double the expected precipitation, last month ranks as the second wettest July in 153 years of records, behind July 1993. Drought and ...
GLADBROOK - Are you new to town? Or perhaps just looking to meet new people? Do you have a desire to give back? Then the Gladbrook Young Women Club might be for you! The Club invites all ladies of the community to an open house set for Tuesday, Sept. 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at City Centre. ...
TOLEDO – Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce Abe Dieleman of rural Toledo and Ryan Hosek of rural Traer have been selected to each receive a $1,000 local college scholarship through the SWCD’s outreach programming. Dieleman is a Green ...
AMES – Lauren Keller of rural Gladbrook was awarded the 4-H Art & Design 4-H Scholarship through the Iowa 4-H Foundation at the recognition ceremony held Sunday, June 29 in Ames. As a part of the ceremony, 115 Iowa 4-H scholarships valued at over $121,850 were awarded. Over 450 ...
IOWA – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently announced construction is starting on a “batch and build” water quality project in Grundy and Tama Counties. This project, led by Heartland Co-op, will include the installation of 14 saturated buffers and four bioreactors. These ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — The Iowa Environmental Council, The Harkin Institute and the Iowa Farmers Union are partnering to host 15 listening sessions throughout Iowa this summer to explore the state’s high cancer rates. Anyone that has been impacted by cancer, or just wants to learn more about ...
Sun Courier Note: This story will publish in the Friday, Aug. 8 print edition of the newspaper. TOLEDO - This week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting saw a pivotal turn in the epic wind turbine saga. After years of fighting, litigation, and back-and-forth, the supervisors agreed to ...
DES MOINES – Six Iowa farm families will be recognized as recipients of the 2025 Way We Live Award at the Iowa State Fair including the family of the late Kenneth Hatch who farm west of Gladbrook. Nominations for the annual award include descriptions of how living on the farm and choosing ...
TOLEDO – There are very few folks involved in Tama County 4-H/FFA and agriculture in general who don’t know Frank Albertsen of rural Toledo. But now, the greater population of Iowa will have the opportunity to learn all about him, too, as the county’s 2025 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame ...