TOLEDO – Last Monday's (Nov. 13) meeting of the Tama Co. Board of Supervisors started like always with the county engineer's report. They are still working to remove a snow trap on 250th Street and were waiting for the paint stripers to do their job before opening Toledo's Deer Creek Bridge. ...
OTTER CREEK – Older, Wiser, Livelier Souls (OWLS) programs have resumed at Otter Creek Lake and Park. Join us this winter for more engaging presentations on nature, history, and more. OWLS programs are held at 11 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Tama County Nature Center (2283 ...
GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary hosted a Community Veterans Day Program at Westbrook Acres this past Monday, Nov. 13. The ALA Americanism Chairman Lisa Reinhard started the service with a quote from Jonn F. Kennedy. “As we express our gratitude, you must never ...
TOLEDO – Last week's meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors started with idle chit-chat and ended with a lively spat. The meeting, as usual, included the Engineer's report, which stated that they are currently working on removing a snow trap on 250th Street. The Toledo Deer Creek ...
The dry growing conditions of 2022 and 2023 have left some cattlemen with a short supply of hay and poor pastures that resulted in stored hay being fed during the summer. Tight hay supplies will likely lead to higher prices later in the winter-feeding period. Other feeds like corn silage and ...
The TF Clydesdales – a five generation family operation owned by the Steve and Becky Fevold, Jake and Katie Bauer family from Gladbrook – had a very exceptional show season in 2023. The horses reside on the family’s six-generation farm where they have around 20 head of black ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – Iowa State graduate and former Jones County Conservation natural resource manager Curtis Behrens has been hired as the new director of Tama County Conservation. The announcement was made during the November meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation which ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – Tama County Conservation is in search of muskrat trappers at Otter Creek Lake & Park to remove nuisance animals. Availability is limited and interested parties must receive special permission prior to trapping. Contact Park Officer Riley Conrad at ...
TOLEDO – Birds were once again the topic at last week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Raina Genaw, the naturalist for Tama County Conservation, attended the meeting to speak about the Bird Friendly Community resolution. Genaw informed those in attendance that the resolution ...
TOLEDO – Gardening doesn’t have to stop with the arrival of fall. Learn to decorate the pot in your front yard that had summer annuals in it, using evergreen, twigs, pine cones, and other organic materials you already have in your own landscape. This hands-on workshop led by members of ...