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Beverage container recycling pilot project at Iowa rest areas underway

tamatoledonews.com - AMES- Travelers stopping at eight central Iowa interstate rest areas will soon be able to recycle aluminum cans and plastic and glass bottles by placing them in new recycling containers conveniently located at these locations. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) ...

Summer Episode of Iowa Outdoors premieres on June 9

tamatoledonews.com- On Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m., viewers across the state can enjoy the fourth episode of Iowa Outdoors, a television series focusing on outdoor recreation, environmental issues, conservation initiatives, and Iowa’s outdoor natural resources. The series is created through ...

UPDATE- Missouri River Flooding

(DES MOINES) – The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) will activate the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) tomorrow in response to the flooding situation in Western Iowa. Personnel from the Iowa National Guard, Department of Public Safety, Department ...

Iowans urged to hire only certified lead-safe renovators

tamatoledonews.com - The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reminds Iowans to ask if their home painting and remodeling contractors are certified as a lead-safe renovator. Since April, 2010, Iowa law (Iowa Administrative Code 641, Chapter 70) has required all companies or individuals who ...

Warn of heat stress affecting cattle

Iowa has been under a Heat Stress Alert for two days, and although the weather situation might break for a couple of days, the forecast for late this week and early next week indicates the state could be facing an alert situation again. Managing Heat Stress in Cattle As temperatures heat up ...

Amtrak service disrupted due to flooding at Omaha

tamatoledonews.com - AMES- June 7, 2011; 4 p.m. – Amtrak Service Disrupted Due to Flooding at Omaha California Zephyr temporarily to operate only between San Francisco Bay and Denver, effective June 9 (eastbound) June 10 (westbound), alternate transportation available in Illinois Amtrak ...

International Roadcheck to be held June 7-9

tamatoledonews.com- AMES - The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), Iowa State Patrol and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will participate in the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Roadcheck 2011 June 7-9. The agencies will be working in Iowa as part of the 24th ...

Iowa’s pheasant harvest dips below 240,000

tamatoleodnews.com- BOONE – The four year trend of above average snowfall and cool, wet springs and shrinking habitat to escape those conditions continues to take its toll on Iowa pheasants and quail. Results from the 2010-11 survey of small game hunters determined an estimated 238,000 ...