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Government

A new mayor in town

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, ...

Tama County Home Health lives another year

“With the case load we had,” Stacy Koeppen,CEO and executive director of the Tama County Public Health and Home Care department, said, “We were just at the verge of breaking even, when all this started. So, and we had referrals flooding in, so we would’ve been coming in above by next ...

Tama County SWCD hosts event highlighting benefits of cover crops

Words of warning from a concerned observer predicted financial ruin for Dysart farmer, Al Schafbuch, as he began to introduce cover crop practices on his farm. He was ahead of his time and experimented with the practice long before the idea was fully understood. Two decades later, Schafbuch ...

Tama County audit report released

Eide Bailly LLP recently released an audit report on Tama County, Iowa. Financial Highlights: The County’s revenues totaled $27,134,250 for the year ended June 30, 2025, a 5.2 percent increase from 2024. Expenses for the year ended June 30, 2025, totaled $24,718,374, a 7.3 percent increase ...

Roundabout Phase One

The Iowa DOT’s construction for the future Toledo roundabout will start on Monday, April 6. Highway 63 will be closed from 2nd Avenue — also known as the Dollar Fresh turnoff — all the way past Kwik Star. According to the Iowa DOT’s map, they are planning a detour that has drivers ...

Mo’ money talks

The birds were chirping in the trees, greeting another delightful, sunshine-filled morning, which held the last Tama County Supervisors meeting of the month. With Supervisor Curt Kupka absent, the roads report was briefly entertained with a supervisor mentioning that they believed roads were ...

Water quality improvement plan available for public review

DES MOINES — Iowans interested in the addendums to two Department of Natural Resources studies to improve water quality in Hickory Grove Lake in Story County and Otter Creek Lake in Tama County; can view a presentation on the Iowa DNR’s YouTube channel. Hickory Grove Lake and Otter Creek ...

Veteran STC employees speak on cash-in-lieu benefit

At Monday night’s school board meeting, many veteran teachers occupied public comments voicing their support for the cash-in-lieu of insurance benefit program that has been the subject of debate amongst the board in recent weeks. Speaking first was Joy Schirmer, an instructional coach ...