DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has presented the prestigious National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award to Iowa State Representative Dean Fisher for his work on Iowa’s Safe at Home program and to recognize the 10-year anniversary of the program’s ...

Danny Robinson’s smiling face was the first thing everyone saw when they went to this week’s Tama City Council meeting. Standing by the front door greeting everyone that entered, Mayor Robinson was excited to run his first council meeting. Working out the kinks, when Mayor Robinson ...

TOLEDO – If you drive on U.S. 63 in Tama County between the northern city limits of Toledo and 0.25 miles south of Iowa 96, you need to be aware of a road closure that may impact your trip. Beginning this past Monday, April 20 until mid-October, weather permitting, crews will close the ...

After months of ups and downs, the supervisors approved a plan of decertification for Tama County Home Health at this week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting. Supervisor Curt Hilmer talked about the decision and the last Public Health meeting he attended. “The nurses pretty much made ...

Last Wednesday was the annual government day for Tama County. Local high schoolers came and learned about the inner workings of the local regime. Supervisors Heather Knebel and Curt Hilmer represented the county board and fielded questions. At Tama County Public Health and Home Care, ...

The ongoing saga that is the future of Tama County Public Health and Home Care has taken another turn as the CEO and Executive Director, Stacy Koeppen, resigned late last week. At the April 9 Public Health Board Meeting, Koeppen informed those in attendance. “After a long discussion with ...

The South Tama County school board reviewed multiple offers on district-owned properties Monday night, including the old football field in Toledo, tennis courts and greenspace east of the old middle school, and a vacant lot in Tama. The district received three bids from H&H Housing LLC, ...

This week’s Toledo City Council meeting started with a public hearing that yielded no public comments. The public hearing was on the proposed FY27 City Budget. After the public hearing, the council majority approved the budget, with council member Vesely being the one nay. Kendall Jordan, ...

Supervisor David Turner telecommunicated from Sicily to attend this week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting. You couldn’t see him, but you could hear him on a few-second delay behind the rest. The meeting started out with two Windstream utility permits being approved. A Farmers ...

There was a large crowd at this week’s Tama City Council, and for good reason: there was a new mayor in town. Only two letters were received from those who wanted to be mayor, one from local John Anderson and one from current Tama Council member Danny Robinson. It was motioned, seconded, ...