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4-10’s approved: This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting

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 ...

A moment of silence: This week’s Tama City Council meeting

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 ...

4-10’s or not 4-10’s: This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting

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 ...

The Slushie Matter: This week’s Toledo City Council Meeting

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 County Women, Land & Legacy to host upcoming event at STC elementary

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. ...

Former Tama County jailer charged with sexual abuse

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 ...

Getting to know the newest Tama City Council member Elaina Rivera Martinez

She’s young, she’s passionate, she’s the newest member of the Tama City council. Elaina Rivera Martinez, at just 28 years old, has been sworn in as the City of Tama’s newest representative. Elaina’s name may be familiar to you, as she was the runner-up for the open council member ...

The 290th bunch: This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting

There was a lot of conversation, but not a lot of action at the Monday Tama County Supervisors meeting. Everything kicked off with multiple residents of 290th Street expressing concerns about dust control on their road. The 290th bunch said they had a deal with Ben Daleske, the previous Tama ...

Public hearings and summer help

This week’s Tama City Council meeting started with a couple of public hearings. The first was on the State Street culvert; no one had any comment, and the resolution was approved. The second public hearing was for a fiscal year 2026 budget amendment. There were no comments. The resolution ...