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Los Charos recognized for collecting world hunger donations

Marvin and Karen Hoskey, Cheslea, Independent Distributors for XANGO have placed donation boxes at various times since 2012 at the Trojan Inn, China A9, King Tower, The Butter Cow, Big T and Mike's Pizza in Toledo as well as at restaurants Marshalltown.They also have donation boxes placed in ...

Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway completes corridor management plan

AMES-The Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, Iowa's longest scenic or historic byway, recently completed its Corridor Management Plan (CMP).The CMP is a long-term plan for the entire byway, which stretches from Clinton to Council Bluffs. The plan identifies future opportunities to work with ...

Tama Soil-Water announces Grocery Sack Contest

To help spread the message of Soil and Water Stewardship Week, April 30 through May 7, Tama Soil & Water Conservation District will be holding its annual Grocery Sack Contest. 288 area students from five local school districts participated in this event last spring.The 2017 activity ...

Iowa pest resistance management plan unveiled

DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey, Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Associate Dean Dr. John Lawrence and Iowa farmer Larry Buss of Logan announced on Monday the release of the Iowa Pest Resistance Management Plan. The full plan and additional ...

Iowa Juvenile Home – Matrix meeting set tonight- Monday, Feb. 6 in Toledo

Reuse alternatives for the closed 227-acre Iowa Juvenile Home / State Training School for Girls campus in Toledo are to be presented at a meeting set for Monday night, Feb. 6 from 6-8 p.m. The meeting will be at the Reinig-Toledo Civic Center, 1007 Prospect Drive.A reuse plan is being ...

Winter not a problem this year at “Barb” Wire Ranch

"We've been riding all winter" report Susan and Ryan Crain, the owners operators of "Barb" Wire Ranch, the equine therapy and traditional western horse facility located just east of Toledo at 2048 305th St.The Crains are in their first winter using their new arena which allows for activities in ...

Papakee joins Pinnacle Bank board

Pinnacle Bank has announced the addition of Jon Papakee to its board of directors. Papakee is a lifelong Tama resident, and he has been employed by Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel as Assistant General Manager since 2014. In his 23 years of casino operations experience, he has held such positions as ...

Farm ground decline wasn’t a shock with over 75 percent foreseeing a drop

The decline revealed by the 2016 ISU land value survey didn't come as a surprise for some - in November 2015, over 75 percent of 2015 ISU survey respondents thought land values in their territory would continue to decline in 2016. The majority predicted the decline would be either less than 5 ...

Shopko backs GRMC Bike Safety Program

Shopko's grant helps pay the cost of bike helmets so that we can continue to give the students locally a helmet for free. We applied for this grant last November. We are very pleased to partner with our neighbor to support this safety program for children.The GRMC Bike Helmet Program is unique ...

Pediatric specialty is added at Deer Creek Health Center

Pediatric care will be the newest specialty to join the Deer Creek Specialty Clinic at the Deer Creek Health Center. Jennifer R. Paisley, MD, pediatric and internal medicine specialist with Grinnell Regional Internal Medicine, will see patients at the clinic, located at 401 First Ave., ...