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Government

Sen. Grassley holds town hall at Tama County Courthouse

TOLEDO - U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley was in Toledo last Monday, May 13, passing through as he travels across the state for his yearly 99-county tour. Grassley held his town hall in the big courtroom of the Tama County Courthouse with a sizable crowd in attendance. Grassley answered multiple ...

Supervisors declare EMS an essential service

It was a rainy morning this Monday, and the usual group braved the puddles to gather for the supervisors meeting. It started like usual with the Tama County Engineer giving his report. Jerico is being delayed from starting dust control due to the rain, the DOT will take control of the dust ...

Updates, ordinances, and concrete saws

This week's City of Tama Council meeting had a rather light agenda that kept them moving right along. The meeting started with public comments of which they had a few, questioning once again the traffic cameras, amongst other topics. Katherine Ollendieck then stood up and gave an Economic ...

Tama SWCD celebrates Soil & Water Stewardship Week with 6th Grade donations

In celebration of Soil & Water Stewardship Week 2024, Tama Soil & Water Conservation District donated northern red oak seedlings to 322 sixth graders in the Green Mountain-Garwin, Meskwaki, South Tama, Union, North Tama and Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Districts. This continues Tama ...

Tama County celebrates EMS Week

This week is the official EMS week. Here is a picture in celebration of all of the local people who are a part of the Emergency Services team in Tama. (Picture Left to Right) Front Row: Amanda Morris-Paramedic, Jordyn Cremeans-Driver, Arianna Sprague-Emt, Jessica Wilkerson-AEMT, RN, Don ...

Tama County Sheriff candidates answer questions, part two

Ahead of the Tuesday, June 4 Primary Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing correspondent Michael D. Davis sent questionnaires to all three candidates running in the Republican primary for Tama County Sheriff including Lucas Dvorak, 38, of rural Gladbrook; Trevor J. Killian, 48, of Toledo; and ...

Toledo Police Department holds ‘Coffee with a Cop’

Chief Dan Quigley and the officers of the Toledo Police Department hosted “Coffee with a Cop” at El Charro in Toledo on Saturday morning. The initiative, which has become widespread across the country, allows officers to connect with citizens in an informal setting and build stronger ...

The short agenda

This week's Toledo City Council meeting was over and done with in a flash as the council rocketed through its short list of items. The main bit of business was the approval of Shane Manfull to the Tama-Toledo Aquatic Center board. Up next was a discussion about a possible grant for the ...