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Double Up Food Bucks expands to Toledo Fareway

DES MOINES — The Iowa Healthiest State Initiative’s Double Up Food Bucks program has expanded its partnership with Fareway by adding eleven participating locations, including a new location in Toledo. Other new sites include two in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Clinton, Fort Madison, ...

A new officer on the street

They stood in front of the flag in the corner of the room, their hands raised, speaking the oath of office. Monday night, Mayor Sokol officially swore in the new Toledo Police Officer Eric Dickinson. A former Vinton police officer, Eric is a certified officer with decades of experience. ...

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 ...