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Government

Flickering lights

Monday's Tama County Supervisors meeting went on like usual under the cloud of the day's possible storms; at one point, the lights in the room flickered on and off, but this was just Sheriff's Office Investigator Trevor Killian leaning against the light switch. The meeting started like usual ...

Officer Igor, the graduate

This week's Toledo City Council meeting only had two agenda items; the meeting was so short that the mayor played hooky as Mayor Pro-tem Boll ran the show. Up first was the authorization of a $1 an-hour pay increase for newly certified Toledo Police Officer Igor Dias. The council approved the ...

Andresen logo design selected as winner

TAMA COUNTY — The Middle Iowa Watershed Management Authority has selected Wyatt Andresen, 11th grade student at East Marshall High School in Le Grand, as the winning artist of the Middle Iowa WMA logo design contest. The Middle Iowa WMA announced the contest in November 2024 and opened ...

Tama County named in two additional lawsuits, bringing total to four

TOLEDO – And then there were four. Last week, Tama County added two more lawsuits to its docket, bringing the total number of petitions filed against the County in recent months to at least four. In addition to a Feb. 5, 2025 petition for declaratory judgment filed against the Board of ...

Weed Commissioner, P&Z Administrator Bob Vokoun resigns at supervisors meeting

With an overcast sky abundant with heavy clouds, the weekly Tama County Supervisors meeting was well attended. What was listed on this week's agenda as a possible closed session instead remained gaping open for the public to bear witness to the proceedings. Bob Vokoun, the Tama County weed ...

Throwing down a challenge

During the updates at this week's Tama City Council meeting, it was announced that Tama Mayor Brian Hanus threw down a challenge to Toledo Mayor Brian Sokol to see who can raise more money in the dunk tank at this year's Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival. Not one to be stepped to, Sokol accepted ...

Master Gardeners to distribute free tree seedlings May 3 in Toledo, Traer

TAMA COUNTY – Tama County Master Gardeners will be in two communities on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon (or as quantities last) distributing native tree seedlings to the public. Stop by the Tama Library in Tama or the TMU parking lot in Traer to receive two seedlings per household at ...

Toledo council approves settlement with Horrigan estate

After two years of ongoing struggle and strife, one aspect of the detrimental ordeal of former Toledo Police Officer Kyle Howe is nearing a close. After a brief closed session at Monday's Toledo City Council meeting, a settlement agreement was approved in the Steven Horrigan lawsuit. Horrigan, ...