The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Iowa River Unit in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Linn and Tama counties. Areas scheduled for prescribed burns are on Mink Run, in Cedar County; ...
TAMA COUNTY – Want to become a Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Commissioner, give back to your community and have a positive impact on Iowa’s land, water and people? Seats for two (2) Tama SWCD commissioners will be found on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, ...
MARSHALLTOWN — After two years without another engineer on the city staff besides herself, Marshalltown Public Works Director Heather Thomas is excited to welcome former Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske to her team as a Civil Engineer II and get him up to speed on a wide range of ongoing ...
July 4, 2026, will be the last year for fireworks set off by the City of Toledo. At Monday’s Toledo Council meeting, the council decided to take out the line item from the 2027 fiscal year. Unless citizens fundraise or a donation of money comes in, the city will not be putting on fireworks in ...
In the Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 story "‘Not personal': Public health and home care budget takes center stage at supervisors meeting," Tama County Public Health & Home Care Clinical Manager LeeAnna Kriegel was quoted by the newspaper as stating during the meeting: “We live in a county that ...
DES MOINES – Vaccines have gotten some attention from the Iowa Legislature this year. One bill — House File (HF) 2287 — proposes banning the sale, distribution and administration of vaccines unless manufacturers give up federal liability immunity. A subcommittee recommended passage of the ...
TOLEDO – Join Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) for its upcoming event, “From Seed to Strategy: Intentional Cover Crop Management,” on Thursday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Reinig Toledo Civic Center. The workshop will feature several speakers focusing on ...
In stark contrast to last week’s meeting, only about seven people showed up for Monday’s Tama County Supervisors Meeting. Although the popular subject of public health was touched on briefly by one citizen during public comments, the supervisors had other items on their agenda to deal with ...
This week’s Tama City Council meeting began with talks about a water line. The new line will go from the west side of L Avenue to the DOT maintenance garage. It was approved to buy the hydrants and valves for the project, as well as getting with the city attorney on writing up an agreement ...
DES MOINES – A House subcommittee advanced a bill Monday, Feb. 9, that would require all wind turbines in the state be equipped with aircraft detection lighting systems, to address landowner complaints about blinking red lights. House File 2081 as introduced would require new wind farms be ...