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Groundbreaking recycling solution for wind turbine blades unveiled

CEDAR RAPIDS – A new Iowa business is launching an innovative way to recycle wind turbine blades that are no longer in use, so they don’t end up in landfills. REGEN Fiber, owned by Travero, has created a patent-pending and eco-friendly process to convert these decommissioned wind turbine ...

Zoning Commission holds public hearing on industrial wind, solar moratorium

On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the Tama County Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the proposal for a 6-month moratorium on future commercial wind energy projects and a 12-month moratorium on future commercial solar energy projects. Zoning Committee members Wade Mitchell and Douglas Dvorak were ...

Man arrested after allegedly firing gun in Tama

TAMA — Wednesday, November 23 – A man has been arrested after allegedly “yelling and screaming” and firing a gun in the air in Tama on Wednesday evening. According to a press release from the Tama Police Department, 911 dispatch received a call at 9:17 p.m. about a man who had been ...

Man from Meskwaki Settlement sentenced to federal prison over sex abuse

A man from the Meskwaki Settlement who was convicted of performing a sex act on a victim while she was asleep at his residence will serve more than 15 years in federal prison after a recent sentencing hearing. Robin Roberts, 67, will spend 188 months in federal prison, and he must also pay a ...

Man arrested after allegedly firing gun in Tama

TIMES-REPUBLICAN TAMA — Wednesday, November 23 – A man has been arrested after allegedly “yelling and screaming” and firing a gun in the air in Tama on Wednesday evening. According to a press release from the Tama Police Department, 911 dispatch received a call at 9:17 p.m. about a ...

Former GMG coach, STC paraeducator pleads guilty to sexual exploitation

NEWS-CHRONICLE Brycelyn Haughey, 23, of Toledo, entered a written plea of guilty and was sentenced in Iowa District Court – Tama County on Nov. 10 to the charge (Count 6) of sexual exploitation by a school employee, an aggravated misdemeanor. As part of the plea agreement, Counts 1, 2, 3, 4, ...

Two injured in Highway 30 crash after semi catches fire

The Iowa State Patrol received a dispatch for a car crash on Highway 30 westbound near mile marker 204 at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday morning, Sept. 26. Investigators reported a 2013 Ford F450 was broken-down and parked in the right lane. A 2020 Volvo Tractor Semi-truck struck the Ford from ...

Arrest Report for 9/15 – 9/21

Thursday, September 15th Jamison Allyn Wyatt, 28, of Traer, was arrested for driving while barred by the Tama Co. Sheriff’s Dept. in Traer. He was released on September 16th on his own recognizance. Misty Marie Weida, 47, of Traer, was issued an out-of-county state warrant and was ...

Family Caregivers of Military Members and Veterans Need Support

AMES, Iowa –Many military service members and veterans with physical and mental illnesses and injuries receive care and support from family and friends. These caregivers help those they care for have a better quality of life. Yet playing this role can impose a substantial physical, emotional ...