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 ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will host a program on local wildlife on Wednesday, March 8, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the society's genealogy library at 200 N. Broadway St., Toledo.
Tama County Conservation officer Brett Reece will present information on the various wildlife ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Engineering Dept. continues to haul rock and blading roads in problem areas.
The Presbyterian Church was approved to use the courthouse lawn for an Easter Egg Hunt on April 8th.
Claims totaling $237,881.76 were approved.
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. ...
Bus safety in Tama County has become an issue for schools, students, community members, and law enforcement, especially this year.
“Since Jan. 2, our office, as of today [Feb. 13], has issued eight citations for bus violations just for Tama County jurisdiction. That doesn’t include the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...