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The new public comment rules

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As the sun stretched and yawned and rose in the east to shine down on another chilly winter day, the usual faces gathered for this week's Supervisors meeting. The meeting started, like it often does, with the engineer's report. The main point of interest being that they took care of the bit of ...

Ag Pest Control and Seed Treatment Course set for Feb. 19

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TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Tama County will host an Ag Pest Control and Seed Treatment Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. The program, provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety ...

Hawkeye Community College announces Fall 2024 Dean’s List

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WATERLOO — Hawkeye Community College announces the Dean's List for the fall 2024 semester. The Dean's List is an official recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by full-time students. To make the Dean’s List, an individual must be a full-time student and successfully complete 12 ...

Clutier author publishes new book on Iowa’s religious history

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CLUTIER — Bill Douglas is a student of history, especially in Iowa, but as recently as seven years ago, he had never read a comprehensive account of the state’s religions and how they grew and spread. So, naturally, he set out to write one on his own. The result is “The People Are ...

Tama County’s Cordt Holub advances in Farm Bureau Discussion Meet

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WEST DES MOINES – Cordt Holub of Tama County has been named a semi-finalist in the Iowa Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer Conference Discussion Meet. Unlike a debate, the Discussion Meet promotes an exchange of ideas and explores solutions to key challenges facing agriculture. Participants are ...

Culvert affairs

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With the sun starting its daily decline citizens gathered for the Tama City Council meeting. First up on the agenda was a culvert project. The council approved a payment of approximately $13,000 for the work done on the culvert. This price was reduced by $68,000 due to the culvert needing to be ...