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Government

The Empty Chair

TOLEDO – It was business as usual on Wednesday, June 11, during the most recent meeting of the Tama County Zoning Commission save for two notable changes – Laura Wilson was now seated in the Zoning Administrator's chair, having taken over from former administrator Bob Vokoun who resigned ...

Ready to roll

MARSHALLTOWN — It’s been a year of change at the Marshalltown Fire Department (MFD) after new Chief Christopher Cross officially replaced his predecessor, David Rierson, last November, and as of Monday afternoon, Cross now has his second in command in place. The chief, who previously served ...

Together we supervise

As the sun sat high among the clouds like a lemon resting among cotton, the usual group of citizens gathered for this week's Supervisors meeting. It started off with the annual report from Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske, who stated that they are finishing up dirt work on the 340th Street ...

Big Wheels

Big wheels keep on turnin', big engines keep on burnin', as they're rollin', rollin', rollin' down to the Tama Civic Center parking lot. Next Friday, the 27th, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Tama Public Library, along with multiple local businesses, will host Touch A Truck Night. This free event will ...

Two men taken by immigration authorities after arrest in Tama

After repeated noise complaints at a residence in Tama over the last few weeks, three men were arrested on drug charges last Monday, and two of them were taken into the custody of immigration authorities, according to a release from the Tama Police Department. Just before 6 p.m. on June 9, ...

Report: It’s hot outside

It was officially announced during updates at this week's Tama City Council meeting that the Brian VS Brian dunk tank rematch is on for July 11 at The Toledo Stoplight Festival. Mayor Hanus seemed eager to redeem himself in this second fight of champions. First up on the agenda was the ...

Koch talks early retirement, Kuhter comments on sub pay

Early in the morning on Monday, June 9 the South Tama Board of Education, and noticeably more members of the community gathered to partake in the scheduled 7 a.m. meeting. Sticking with the recent trend of educators occupying public comments, longtime teacher and now substitute teacher George ...

Supervisors remove Sash from Tama County Zoning Commission

This week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was filled with contentious discourse. The tension in the room came from a single agenda item; a resolution to remove a member from the Tama County Zoning Commission. The agenda was made public on the county website the Friday before, ...

‘Head in the sand’

This week's Toledo City Council meeting moved through the agenda items pretty quickly. First up, the council approved the acquisition of ag land for the 300th Street Bridge project. The council also approved amending the ordinance regarding peddlers, solicitors, and transient merchants. The ...