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Agriculture

‘Musk has no power’

Editor's note: This story will publish in the Friday, March 28, print edition of the North Tama Telegraph. DYSART – Despite the event being billed by local organizers as a town hall to address economic issues, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) spent the bulk of his roughly hourlong stop in ...

Tama County utility-scale solar development wilts under CSR2 cap

TOLEDO – The development of utility-scale solar in Tama County appears to have wilted in the late winter sun. There was a notable lack of public attendance at the most recent meeting of the Tama County Zoning Commission on March 4, with only six audience seats occupied – a sixfold ...

Hard work pays in GOLD at District FFA Convention for La Porte-Dysart FFA

WATERLOO – La Porte-Dysart FFA members competed at the Northeast District FFA Convention at the Waterloo Career Center on March 8. Chapter members who advanced from the Sub District Convention contest once again had the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in Ag Broadcasting, Prepared ...

Mandatory Water Conservation Order reinstated

Editor’s note: The following notice was released last week by the Poweshiek Water Association. Since August 1, 2024, when we [Poweshiek Water Association] lifted the mandatory conservation order, we have kept you updated via our website, Facebook page, letters, and Quench magazine. As you ...

​​Keeping Your Private Well Water Safe

TOLEDO – Did you know that Iowa has a unique funding source for free or low-cost annual testing of private wells? Or that some water pollutants are odorless, tasteless and will not be removed by boiling water? If you’re curious about the answers to these questions, then take advantage of an ...

Tama County, Board of Supervisors sued over wind energy moratorium

TOLEDO – Fallout from the wind energy moratorium adopted in early January by the new five-member Tama County Board of Supervisors now includes a lawsuit brought against both the board and Tama County by the developers behind the Salt Creek Wind project. Earlier this month on Feb. 5, Salt ...

Tama SWCD promotes Stewardship Week 2025: ‘Home is Where the Habitat Is’

TAMA COUNTY – The Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is partnering with the National Association of Conservation Districts, Conservation Districts of Iowa and Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company in celebrating Stewardship Week from April 27 – May 4, 2025. Kindergarten ...

Beast of a (weather) week

TAMA COUNTY – From the biggest snowfall of the season (thus far) to scathing winds and a surge of Arctic cold, it’s been one beast of a weather week here in Iowa. Although it started relatively slowly, the Tama County area generally received an estimated four to six inches of snow ...

Keeping Your Private Well Water Safe

TOLEDO – Did you know that Iowa has a unique funding source for free or low-cost annual testing of private wells? Or that some water pollutants are odorless, tasteless and will not be removed by boiling water? If you’re curious about the answers to these questions, then take advantage of ...