OTTER CREEK – Curtis Behrens was recently hired as Tama County’s next Conservation Director, replacing former director Stephen Mayne who resigned in August. And while Behrens has only been in the position since Nov. 6, he said he’s ready to put the focus of his department back on ...

Following the official first and second canvass of the Nov. 7 city and school elections in Tama County, the winner of several city government races including in the communities of Tama, Garwin, Tama, Vining, and Clutier were decided by write-in votes. Tama In the City of Tama, three council ...

TOLDEO - Bow wow, wow yippy yo yippy hey, this is what went on at this week's Supervisors meeting. Dogs, pooches, K-9s, whatever you want to call the furry little creatures, they were the main subject of the meeting. Kayla Kerkove, director of the Tama County Humane Society, came to Monday's ...

This week's Toledo Council meeting was a bit of a snoozer. Everything kicked off with the sale of a vacated alley at 301 N County Road. During the 30 second public hearing, only crickets could be heard. The sale and everything with it went through and was approved without a hitch. The ...

Bowman & Miller, P.C. recently release an audit report on the Tama County Solid Waste Disposal Commission. Financial Highlights: The Commission had total receipts of $1,517,804 for the year ending June 30, 2023, a 0.01% increase from the prior year. Disbursements for the year ending ...

Officials with the Tama Soil & Water Conservation District announce Lillia Benner, of Toledo, for being selected one of five statewide winners in the 2023 Conservation Districts of Iowa Poster Contest. Her entry will move on to the national competition, with the results to be announced at ...

This last Monday was surely the night for council meetings. The evening started out with a double dipping of city councils as both the Tama and Toledo factions sat side by side in a rare joint meeting. After a dual roll call, the meeting started with an STC Rec Board update from STC ...

Monday's Supervisors meeting kicked off like usual with the Tama County Engineer's report. The Engineer stated that 250th Street west of B Avenue has all been rocked, and they're still rolling on the previously mentioned snow traps. Piles are being placed in the bridge project on K Avenue, and ...

Not long after the city of Tama shared a PFOS or “forever chemicals” health advisory for its drinking water supply, the city of Toledo has reported receiving a monitoring violation of the water testing schedule, but as Public Works Director Kendall Jordan explained, it simply means that one ...