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 ...
Christa Slagle DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) is new to MercyCare, T.ama, but it's like being "home" because, she is a 2005 graduate of South Tama High School. Dr. Slagle is the daughter of Jay and Vickie Hoskey, longtime South Tama High School teachers, with her father teaching biology and ...
"This started four years ago when I was fishing off a river bridge," Jim Eberhart of Toledo said. He was netting about one-half the fish he was catching - the rest were lost off the hook.The experience led to four-years of development and working through the patent process for the invention by ...
Concern about the condition of several business buildings had downtown Tama property owner Ed Hardon before the city council Monday night. "I am here at your mercy," he told city council members in calling for enforcement or implementation of an ordinance to ensure buildings are maintained ...
Tama County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Anna Boecker, reminds producers to review available USDA crop risk protection options, including federal crop insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage, before the fall-seeded crop deadline of September ...
The next Tama County Economic Development Pitch and Build Competition will be held tonight- Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Reinig Center in Toledo. It features extraordinary Tama County entrepreneurs who will pitch their business idea to a group of business ...
The next Tama County Economic Development Pitch and Build Competition will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Reinig Center in Toledo. It features extraordinary Tama County entrepreneurs who will pitch their business idea to a group of business leaders ...
"Everyone thought I was completely insane," Marji Guyler-Alanzi said. She was the risk manager for a Johnston, Iowa, - based company with $2 billion in insured crops. She also was in charge of re-insurance for the company and was making "more money than my husband," she said. She traveled ...