GLADBROOK – Summer is in full swing, and many families are growing home gardens. Preserving your garden’s summer bounty is a great way to enjoy your home-grown produce year-round – as long as you don’t serve foodborne illness, like botulism, with your home-preserved foods, say ...
TOLEDO – As the sun peeked over the horizon and some locals still snoozed, dreaming of sugar plums, the usual bunch met up for the Monday, July 8 Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. The meeting kicked off first with the announcement of a new rule. From now on, there shall no ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present a program on old ice cream makers on Wednesday, August 14, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Susan Witzel started collecting ice cream items when she first heard about “penny licks.” The types ...
GREEN MOUNTAIN – The GMG school board took one more baby step forward in the process required to put a bond referendum on the ballot this November to replace the district’s nearly century-old secondary building in Garwin. The bulk of the board’s regular meeting this past Monday evening ...
GLADBROOK – Each July, over 200 4-H and FFA members enter their exhibits at the Tama County Fair. Ribbons and trophies are earned. Even more important, goals are met, lessons are learned and friendships are made. The Tama County Livestock and Fair Association invites you to come to the ...
DES MOINES – A new plan for Iowa agriculture seeks to increase the state’s production of food rather than ethanol and animal feed, the Iowa Food System Coalition announced at a July 8 press conference. The plan, known as Setting the Table for All Iowans, outlines the coalition’s policy ...
TOLEDO – The biggest area of discussion during the Monday, July 1 Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting was the agenda item concerning the appointment of an interim zoning administrator. The 15 minute comment time allowed multiple people from the audience to have their say on the topic, ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday morning, before the heat decided to settle on Tama County for the day, the usual band of locals gathered for the Board of Supervisors weekly meeting. The county engineer gave his report saying they are still working on cleaning up debris from the flooding a few weeks ...
ALTOONA – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is conducting a dozen in-person farmland lease meetings in Central Iowa in early August. Meeting sites include Adel, Altoona, Ames, Boone, Grinnell, Grundy Center, Indianola, Knoxville, Newton, Marshalltown, Oskaloosa, and Toledo. ...
Although Jenna Meyer is quiet, her newest accomplishment speaks volumes. A member of the South Tama County High School Class of 2024, Meyer was awarded in late May the newly established David W. Wilson Scholars Endowed Fund Scholarship from the University of Northern Iowa. The scholarship ...