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Ornamental and Turfgrass Applicators Course Offered March 1

Agriculture

Toledo – Iowa State University and Outreach Tama County office will host an Ornamental and Turfgrass Applicators Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education ...

Andre Gretry’s Beauty and the Beast enchants the Wieting

Local News

Opera Iowa returns to the Wieting Theatre on Friday, March 10 at 7 p.m. to perform Andre Gretry’s Beauty and the Beast. This enchanting version of the timeless tale features colorful characters, beautiful melodies, and colorfully comical characters that will delight audiences of all ages. ...

The Prince Returns

Local News

For three years, community-crowned canine Prince has enjoyed reigning and roaming across the Tama-Toledo area after escaping the Tama County Humane Society but returned to the shelter in early January. Two days after arriving at the Tama County Humane Society from a high-kill shelter in ...

Hulme, Bruene recognized for service to Tama County

Local News

The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach North Central Area Awards Ceremony was held on January 12, 2023. The county offices in the north-central area announced award recipients for outstanding achievements in 2022, including Jenny Hulme and Cheryl Bruene of Tama Co. Awards were ...

District 53 Newsletter Feb. 2, 2023, from Rep. Dean Fisher

Government

Week 4 of the session was a “normal” week, we continue to move bills through committee, and we began debating many non-controversial bills on the floor. This week, the Iowa House Education and Appropriations Committees passed a bill to increase Supplemental State Aid (SSA) for our Public ...

Gov. Reynolds Announces Funding to Clear Veterans Trust Fund Backlog

Government

Gov. Reynolds has approved more than $440,000 to cover a backlog of Iowa Veterans Trust Fund (IVTF) grants that were approved by the Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs between March 3, 2021, and November 3, 2022, before the program was temporarily suspended due to insufficient funds. The funds ...