It’s been a busy last couple of months at the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, and it is about time for an update from me! First off, I want to recognize our staff, especially the deputies. Right now we are short a deputy, and with Deputy Trevor Killian retiring, we’ll be down two. Like a ...
I would just like to put this out to the voters of Tama County. After the last year and five months it is obvious the only stable offices in the administration building are the Treasurer, Auditor, and Recorder. The supervisors have messed up a lot. It is obvious that (Supervisor) Heather ...
Many of you may have grown up on a farm or visited a friend where there was a hand pumped well in the farmyard. On a hot summer day there was nothing as refreshing as pumping that cold well water out into the cup or ladle and taking a long cool drink. This week I've been thinking about another ...
Matthew 6: 19-21 says, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your ...
Road construction along with dust, gravel, mud, and dust control were the main topics for discussion in April when Highway 63 from the 96/63 junction to Toledo closed on April 20. The Iowa DOT closed the highway to remove the pavement and replace it with asphalt, while making it a “Super 2 ...
When it comes to seed saving, it is an interesting exercise for farmers. In Iowa, where corn and soybean hybrid seed is dominant, seed saving is non-existent. Protected by Plant Variety Protection certificates and utility patents, the seed companies treat their corn and soybeans seeds like ...
The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has analyzed a broad range of data on greenhouse gas emissions and the effects on U.S. climate that had been gathered by the scientific community. In their report on this analysis, the Academies stated that the evidence for ...
And to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Ephesians 4:24 Our English word “emotion” comes from the Latin participle emotum meaning “to move.” Emotion is the great prime mover of human behavior in one direction or another, and your ...
Spring is welcome in its freshness. The long and dreary winter helps us to appreciate spring's warmth, and its promise of summer enhances its present delights. Our lives also reflect the possibility of refreshing newness. After periods of spiritual depression, it is delightful to see the light ...
What I loved and miss from growing up in a rural town is everybody knows everybody. This is a double-edged sword because everyone can be up in everyone’s business. It might not be like stories I have heard from the past where people listened to other people’s phone conversations when lines ...