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Government

De-watering the county

Last week's Supervisors' meeting changed it up by gathering on a Tuesday morning instead of a Monday due to Memorial Day. The Tuesday meeting had a light agenda and an aura of an easy morning to it. As usual, Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske started off the meeting with his report, saying ...

The hiring confusion

TOLEDO - This Monday morning started out like usual for many of the county with the Supervisors meeting. The meeting had a few bits of interest, but the nugget that seemed to intrigue the citizens the most was number six on the agenda. Human Resources is how it was listed on the agenda, with ...

Tama SWCD makes donations to Meskwaki and South Tama Elementaries

Tama Soil & Water Conservation District celebrated Soil & Water Stewardship Week by donating conservation books to local elementary school libraries throughout Tama County. On behalf of its students, Meskwaki Technology Teacher Michelle Phinney and South Tama Library ...

Tama SWCD announces its poster contest winners

Tama Soil & Water Conservation District announces its Stewardship Week Poster Contest winners: Alexa Rocha-Ayala of Ms. Kucera's third grade class at South Tama Elementary School and Brenna Miller of Mrs. Carty's fourth grade class at Union's Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School. ...

Bumped to Room B

Last week's City of Toledo Council meeting met in a side room of the Reinig Center, booted out of the main space for another event. Set up in Room B, Troy Balderas was first up on the agenda. Troy talked to the council about possibly starting up a children's soccer club in Tama-Toledo. Nothing ...

Iowa 4-H Youth Excel in State Wildlife Habitat Competition

AMES — The Tama Turtles took first place in the State Wildlife Habitat Education Program senior team division and will represent Iowa 4-H at the 2024 National WHEP Competition. Team members are Lauren Keller, Wyatt Silhanek, Carlee Smith and Josey Wacha from Tama County. The State WHEP ...

Tama County voters head to the polls in Iowa’s 2024 Primary Election

TOLEDO – As the thunder cracked across the inky black sky and large raindrops fell from the dark clouds above, the team in the Tama County Auditor's office worked with a fervor. Primary votes were being tallied, nails were being chewed, and for the first time in decades, there's a new ...

‘More questions than answers’

Since they first arrived in Iowa, Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) units, more commonly known as speed cameras, have been controversial almost everywhere they’ve been installed. Supporters tout them as a way to crack down on excessive speeding within communities, and detractors deride them ...

Dog Pawrk names, and etc.

TAMA - On Monday's sultry brow sweat of an evening, local citizens made their way down to the Tama City Council meeting. The meeting started with the discussion of sidewalks. The, as it was referred to, "Old Catholic Church,” which is currently being converted into a Christian school was ...

The Early Bird meeting

TOLEDO - Early Monday morning, when the roosters were still nestled in their beds, and the sun had just started peaking over the treetops, this week's supervisors' meeting began. Due to the new public ordinance passed a few weeks back, Tama County Supervisors meetings will now start bright and ...