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Toledo Farmers Market opens today

The Toledo Farmers Market opens for the season today- Friday, May 3, Market Master Dawn Troutner has announced.The market will be in it its traditional location on the Tama County Courthouse Square in downtown Toledo. Market hours are 5-7 p.m.The market will operate every Friday through Oct. 25.

Mark Chute retires as Toledo Postmaster

A familiar face has been replaced by a new one at the Toledo Post Office. Mark Chute retired last Friday, April 26, after 23 years as Toledo Postmaster and many years in a career with the U.S. Postal Service. Maria Gehringer, Grundy Center, has assumed duties as acting postmaster for ...

Katherine Ollendieck is named the new Tama Co. Economic Development Director

The Tama County Economic Development Commission (TCEDC) announces the selection of Katherine Ollendieck as its new Economic Development Director. She began her new position on Tuesday, April 9.Ollendieck brings more than 20 years of economic development experience and is closely tied to Tama ...

Seeking office manager

Seeking office manager at the office of The Tama News-Herald, Toledo Chronicle and associated weekly newspapers.Duties include full time office manager / bookkeeper for the office in Tama.The right candidate will be well-organized, computer savvy and a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced ...

View new flood maps for Tama County on April 30

On April 30 the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host an Open House to present preliminary floodplain maps to Tama County citizens.The meeting will be held at the Reinig Toledo Civic Center, 1007 S Prospect Dr, Toledo on Tuesday, April 30, ...

Iowa Crop • Weather Report

DES MOINES- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November."The dry conditions and warmer temperature allowed many farmers ...

State Bank of Toledo employees back Go Blue

State Bank of Toledo employees back the Go Blue initiative Prevent Child Abuse Month. They include Front Row Left to Right: Sarah Beyer, Linda Bingham, Lynne Arp, Michele Werner and Jenn Thiessen Back Row: Lesa Haughey, Carrie Keenan, Jerimi Kopsa, John Kavalier and Kelly Smith.

Re-zone property for new truck business

Property on Tama's east side along Business Highway 30, but not in the city limits, was rezoned for heavy industrial use by the Tama County Board of Supervisors on a 3-0 vote on Monday, April 15. Voting in favor were Dan Anderson, Kendall Jordan and Larry Vest.Upon the recommendation of the ...

To conduct Alliant Energy rate hearing at Marshalltown April 23

The Iowa Utilities Board will be conducting a public customer comment meeting on Alliant Energy's proposed increases to its customers retail electric and natural gas rates, which is pending before the Iowa Utility Board in dockets RPU-2019-0001 (electric) and RPU-2019-0002 (gas).The public ...

“Senior – Senior Prom” set for April 27 at the Tama-Toledo Eagles Club

Tama County Public Health & Home Care, along with The Tama Eagle's Auxiliary and local business sponsors, are inviting all Tama County Residents, age 55 and up, to the first ever Senior Senior Prom! AARP defines a senior citizen as someone who is age 55 or older, but we feel everyone ...