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Nuisance animal bill would make farmers ‘honest folks’

Agriculture

An Iowa House bill that advanced out of committee Tuesday, Feb. 14 would make legal a common practice among some farmers who kill — without state approval — animals that harm their crops, livestock or machinery, said Rep. Dean Fisher, a Garwin Republican and farmer who introduced the ...

District 53 Newsletter Feb. 16, 2023, from Rep. Dean Fisher

Government

I filed a bill again this year, House File 153 that seeks to provide grants for the demolition of abandoned school buildings in small towns and rural areas. Many of these old school buildings have been sold off for a pittance and left to rot by their owners. We have perhaps hundreds of these ...

Read owl about it: Spotting the endangered Short-eared owl

Agriculture

If you happen to see a moth-like bird cruising low along a stubbly field in Tama County during daylight hours this winter, be sure to (safely) stop and get a better look – you’ve likely just spotted an elusive winter visitor to Iowa, the endangered Short-eared owl. This uncommon, majestic ...

What to know from Monday’s Tama city council meeting

Government

A contract from Snyder & Associates (S&A) on the City of Tama’s Water Treatment Plant Project was approved to add an additional filtration system and a reverse osmosis (RO) treatment. There is a mandated 90-day pilot by the Iowa DNR to be approved for construction. ...

STC seniors sign with MCC eSports

Local News

On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the Marshalltown Community College eSports program visited South Tama County High School for a presentation and to sign up three senior students to join the MCC family. During the presentation, STC students learned about the opportunities in the gaming sphere at MCC for ...

Debates develop with STC’s new after-school club

Local News

Students at South Tama high school have been itching to debate and have finally formed a new after-school debate club this month. "I'm excited we finally have a debate club. This just popped up out of nowhere. I've heard about debate clubs all my life. My dad, mother, and older brother were ...

Four things to know from Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting

Government

Next week’s meeting has been moved from Monday to Tuesday, February 21st at 9:30 am due to President’s Day. Resolution 02-13-2023A was approved to disburse funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATC). Tama County was awarded ...