As Tama County Republicans prepare to gather on Aug. 4 to choose their nominee for county treasurer, newly obtained primary election write-in results offer another interesting look at voter behavior during one of the county's most closely contested local races in recent memory. The Republican ...
This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting had a contentious start as the public comment section got spirited with the reading of a two page statement. Local citizen Adam Todd read a statement touching on road conditions and an offhanded comment made by Supervisor Curt Hilmer at the last ...
This week’s Toledo City Council meeting sailed through with ease like a jet ski in a pool. First up was Autumn McFate, who gave the council an update on the memorial wind phone. Up next, the council approved transfers for the City of Toledo's debt obligations and fund deficits for the ...
Fresh-eyed and bushy-tailed from the weekend, the supervisors came in Monday morning ready to approve resolutions and take roll call votes. Before we get into all the nitty-gritty of the bureaucratic humdrum, let's talk about a public comment that kicked off a bit of discussion. One citizen, ...
It looked like there would be no audience for this week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting, but sure enough, the regular crowd came shuffling in. Once again, four 10-hour days for the Secondary Roads employees were the main subject for the supervisors. Brett, the union president, showed up ...
This week’s Tama City Council started with a solemn moment of silence for Tama K9 Police Officer Creed, who was humanely laid to rest after battling a serious illness. The council started knocking off agenda items by approving the CMAR contract with Miron Construction for the ...
This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting drew a mighty crowd that included State Representative Dean Fisher; this crowd quickly filed out, leaving a dwindling few after the public comment section. Multiple people spoke again about the dust control on 290th Street, as well as ...
At this week’s Toledo City Council meeting, many things were discussed, but one of the first big items was the discussion of 103 Business Highway 30 West, aka the Alvarez Auto building. Juli Sanford and Dave Bral are looking to buy the property, but before they purchase, they wished to speak ...
TAMA – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 56th event, “Roots, Wings & Wild Things: soil health, pollinators and beneficial insects” will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at the South Tama Elementary School prairie located at 1611 Country Club Drive in Tama. ...
A now former Tama County jailer has been arrested and charged with two counts of second degree sexual abuse, both Class B felonies, over events that allegedly occurred in 2023. On Monday, the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested 21-year-old Clayton Killian of Dysart, who was ...