Need an out-of-the-box STEM activity for your high schoolers that’s also a tool for resumé building and for career and college preparation? An activity that looks great on scholarship and job applications? Envirothon is a team competition for high school students-- a problem-solving, ...
For farmers across the country, the first months of a new year mean thinking about planting their next crop. For many, it also means thinking ahead to the deadline to sign up for federal crop insurance. Generally, federal crop insurance refers to a set of programs available for agricultural ...
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 ...
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. ...
On Dec. 15, 2022, at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, a ceremony was held for Major Tyrel Lyon of Toledo to promote him to Lieutenant Colonel in the Alaska Air National Guard. Tyrel is the son of Eric and Theresa Lyon of Toledo. He graduated from South Tama County ...
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 ...
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 ...
Traer Golf and Country Club was approved for a liquor license renewal. Claims totaling $1,081,921.14 were approved.
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 ...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a historic $800 million in grant awards for 510 projects through the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program, including eight grants for communities in Iowa. The competitive grant program, established ...