Tama County District 3 Residents, I hope you are having a great spring and ready for summer! We are getting close to the primary election on June 4, 2024, and I am asking for your vote. I am a mom, businesswoman, Christian, farmer’s daughter, and trucker’s wife. I have 12 years of ...
Tama County Community, My name is Lucas Dvorak and I am running to be the next Tama County Sheriff. During this campaign, I have learned a lot about myself. One thing being is I am not a politician. I was told by a retired coworker that I struggle to talk about myself. My response was I ...
Tuesday, June 4 is primary day here in Iowa. Have you made your plan to vote? Primary elections might seem like they’re not all that exciting, especially if there aren’t any contested races in your area, but it is so important that you show up and support your favored candidates because ...
I am endorsing Heather Knebel in the Tama Co. Republican Primary election for Tama Co. Supervisor in district 3. Heather would listen to the concerns of the citizens, find the best possible solutions, and vote in the best interest of her constituents. She is one of the most energetic young ...
As renewable energy development grows in rural areas, so do concerns about protecting agricultural land, especially from utility-scale solar projects. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that by 2050 solar will occupy 10.3 million acres of land nationally, 90% of which will be in ...
Over 2 years ago I became a part of a large organization formed in northern Tama Co. to stave off development and sales, loss of our precious farmland, to huge China Tech Companies. Tama County Against Turbines formed to protect all of our county, as contracts were/are being signed. Many ...
Bill Faircloth opposes going to a five-member Board of Supervisors. He opposes it to the extent that he helped lead efforts to pass a resolution that would attempt to overturn the results of the 2022 ballot measure that transitions Tama County from 3 to 5 Supervisors. That would have been ...
With May ending, it is time to remember why the last Monday of the month is a holiday. Memorial Day is a time to remember all those United States military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. While it might be a day off for many, this holiday should mean the most ...
What a great weekend down in Tama for the Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival! The weather was beautiful and it appeared to me that everyone was having a great time. I had the pleasure of helping Tama EMS raise money to better serve their communities by getting dunked numerous times in the Dunk ...
“Kids these days do not remember a time before the internet.” “They do not know what it is like to not have a device in their pocket which connects them with the world.” “Kids are too addicted to YouTube.” These are paraphrased quotes I have heard from time to time to describe the ...