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Using natural gas safely and wisely

tamatoledonews.com (SPECIAL) - Maintaining your heating equipment will help keep it operating efficiently and keep your energy bills low. No matter what the age of your furnace, an annual checkup by a service technician is also a good idea, especially if you have a natural gas system. The ...

Alliant Energy’s Natural Gas Update – October 2010

tamatoledonews.com (SPECIAL) - Nationally, demand for natural gas continues to be moderate and with an above-average supply in storage there should be adequate levels of natural gas to meet peak demand requirements this winter heating season. As we push further into the fall, the hurricane ...

Foster care youth to share stories at special event with Iowa leaders

tamatoledonews.com - Each year, some 30,000 youth in the U.S. exit foster care without a connection to a permanent family. As a result, they face greater risks of homelessness, unemployment, incarceration and mental illness. About 450 of those youth each year are from the state of Iowa. What ...

Iowa DOT’s winter season has begun

tamatoledonews.com - AMES (SPECIAL) - Even with afternoon temperatures in the 70s, the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is ready for the coming winter weather and advises motorists to also prepare. While construction activities will continue as long as the weather permits, Friday ...

387th HR Co. returns from Iraq

tamatoledonews.com - DES MOINES (SPECIAL) - Soldiers of the 387th Human Resources Co. (HR Co.), which consists of approximately 30 Army Reserve soldiers from many parts of the Midwest, returned from deployment on Oct. 16. The mission of the 387th HR Co., based out of Wichita, Kans., was to ...

Stephen Jackson Jr. named 6th District judge

DES MOINES –Governor Chet Culver has appointed Stephen Jackson Jr. as a judge for Iowa’s 6th Judicial District. The vacancy was created when District Judge Kristin Hibbs retired after 22 years of service. The 6th Judicial District encompasses Tama, Benton, Jones, Johnson, Iowa, and Linn ...

Bear sighting in n.e. Iowa brings DNR warning

DES MOINES — A black bear last seen in and around the Yellow River Forest in Allamakee County is prompting warnings from Iowa Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologists to avoid the animal. The DNR has received reports that there may be some people who have been feeding the bear. ...

Halloween comedy drama!

DYSART - Do you have plans for the Halloween weekend? The Wolf Creek Players Community Theatre is proud to announce the dates and times of their upcoming production of 2 One Act Comedies. The dates and times of the performances at the Union Middle School in Dysart will be: Friday, October ...

UNI to realize energy savings with solar array project

CEDAR FASLLS (SPECIAL) - Smart investments in renewable technology at a university can not only save energy, reduce costs and conserve resources, but also provide a unique educational opportunity, which is exactly what’s happening at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) with a photovoltaic ...

IVCCD Board to meet Oct. 13

MARSHALLTOWN – The Iowa Valley Community College District Board of Directors will meet Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m. in the District Office Board Room, 3702 S. Center St., Marshalltown. Barb Klein, IVCCD Dean of Enrollment Services will give a presentation on the fall 2010 14-day enrollment ...