TOLEDO - A new public works position was approved at Monday's Toledo City Council meeting. Since two employees of the Public Works department have left recently, Public Works Director Kendall Jordan has found himself spending more time at the sewer plant. With Kendall at the sewer plant, the ...
The biggest issue at Monday's supervisor's meeting was zoning. New Century FS went in front of the supervisors to get approval for the construction of a hazmat material storage facility. Although everyone at the meeting was for the storage facility, they just wanted it zoned correctly. At ...
DES MOINES – On Monday, Sept. 11, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through October 11, 2023. The proclamation allows vehicles ...
TAMA - Some nice changes have come to the city of Tama in the last couple of months, but chances are, if you haven't ridden in an ambulance, you wouldn't have noticed. These slew of improvements to the Tama Emergency Medical Services Department were put into action by their new leader, Jimmy ...
CHELSEA – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award to the Behounek family of rural Chelsea during an event held on their farm this past Tuesday morning. Consisting of a purebred Suffolk sheep herd, a purebred Large White swine herd and crop ...
CHELSEA — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig joined with Sen. Annette Sweeney (R-Buckeye) and representatives from Ducks Unlimited and the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Tuesday afternoon to discuss visions for the future of the Otter Creek Marsh, located just off ...
BELLE PLAINE – For those who drive on Highway 21 south of Dysart, some welcome changes to the route took place last week with the opening of the new interchange at U.S. 30. The interchange was built as a part of ongoing construction projects to widen U.S. 30 to four lanes between ...
TAMA - The biggest announcement at this week's Tama City Council meeting was on the subject of Cherry Lake. Due to water issues and the DNR's plan to get it nice and clean, the lake will dry up. This will only be temporary. The city of Tama has absolutely no plans to abandon Cherry Lake. ...
TOLEDO — A high-profile lawsuit filed by a woman accusing two former University of Iowa FIJI fraternity members of rape will be heard and decided in Tama County due to excessive pretrial publicity in Johnson County, a judge has ruled. The plaintiff, Makena Solberg, alleges that the ...
A self-described “people person” who loves interacting with students, faculty, and staff, Micki Behounek has found her role as manager of access services for Grinnell Libraries to be a perfect fit. In addition to supervising a staff of five full-time employees who process reserves and ...