Pumpkins carved by local business people and organizations were on display in the Tama City Council Chambers during the T-T?Area Chamber of Commerce Trick or Treat Trail on Friday night, Oct. 23. The public voted and the City of Tama's pumpkin (4th from left in back) won first place with the ...
Iowa Learning Farms, along with the Miller Creek Water Quality Improvement Project will host a cover crop field day on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 4-6 p.m. on the Louis and Pat Beck farm, rural Buckingham in northern Tama County. The event is free and open to the public and includes a complementary ...
DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October."The weather was nearly ideal for harvest last week with warm ...
CEDAR RAPIDS- Alliant Energy is seeking to expand its renewable energy generation with solar power. Alliant Energy's Iowa utility is issuing a request for proposals for new solar projects that could increase its system-wide solar generation by 50 percent."We're in a transition right now as we ...
Iowa Premium Beef has announced an official name change to Iowa Premium, effective immediately.The company's direction, ownership, and executive leadership team have not changed during this transition.Iowa Premium continues to be the premier source of high quality, family farm raised, Black ...
Rube's Steakhouse donated $250 to the Montour Fire Department in honor of the Department's dedication to the community. Rube's Owner and President Matt Anderson presented the check during the Montour City Council meeting last night, Monday, Oct 5. The donation coincides with Fire Prevention ...
Ed Hardon didn't mince words in describing what he believes are some "junk holes" of commercial buildings in downtown when he appeared before the Tama City Council Monday night, Oct. 5. Along with his son, Marty, Hardon has been responsible for the purchase and rehabilitation of major portions ...
To help haul in this year's harvest, Governor Terry Branstad has signed into effect a proclamation granting a temporary weight limit exemption for trucks on Iowa roads.The exemption was granted for 60 days beginning, Sept. 25.The proclamation specifically increases the weight allowable for ...
DES MOINES- The agriculture sector ranks among the most dangerous in the nation with more than 500 deaths recorded in 2014 and a fatality rate of more than 24 deaths per 100,000 workers, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics."With harvest season here, we all need ...
The next regular meeting of the Tama Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 8 a.m. at the District Office, located at 102 Highway 30W in Toledo.Agenda items include: approval of minutes from previous meetings, public participation, approval of ...