DYSART – Three members of Congress visited Dysart last week Thursday in a sort of reverse ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ for a roundtable discussion meant to further explore the theft of agricultural technology by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson of Iowa’s ...

RURAL TOLEDO — As Otter Creek Lake slowly begins to refill following the long-awaited completion of the lake restoration project, Tama County Conservation has suddenly found itself without a leader. Effective last Monday, July 31 at 4 p.m., Tama Co. Conservation Director Stephen Mayne was ...

Brian Hanus was sworn in as the new official Tama mayor at Monday's Tama City council meeting. Hanus was previously the mayor pro tem and the only candidate to apply. Mayor Hanus is taking over the position from former Mayor Doug Ray, who resigned a few weeks ago. The city of Tama to date ...

On Monday, Aug. 7, the STC School Board was in session. Items ranged from app purchase to construction bids. To open the meeting high school principal Robert Boley informed the board in the public comments that the high school is moving to a seven period day instead of eight periods. The ...

At this Monday's Tama County Supervisors meeting, the biggest topic was the new map. The re-precincting board has come up with an unofficial new map that splits Tama County into five districts instead of three. The board split the county into five separate zones with about 3,427 people in ...

At Monday's Tama County Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Curt Hilmer had the reins. The usual master of the meetings, supervisor Bill Faircloth, was out of the office, telecommuting via telephone. Curt made the most of his time as the big kahuna, the only hiccup in his leadership was having ...

TOLEDO – State Auditor Rob Sand is just like us. On his most recent visit to Tama County, he stopped by the courthouse lawn in Toledo with his dog – an adorable two-year-old, female Bernedoodle named Pow; his lovely mother Leslie Sand – a retired Keystone AEA physical therapist who ...

The biggest item on the Tama County Supervisors' agenda this Monday was once again the Board of Health. At 10 a.m., the supervisors held a public hearing on a proposed decrease in the appropriation of the Board of Health budget. This is an ongoing issue after the Board of Health approved ...

Four temporary liquor licenses were approved at the Toledo City Council meeting on Monday just ahead of RAGBRAI. Class C Retail Alcohol Licenses were issued to Mike's Pizza, Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce Inc., Kid's Corner Daycare, and the Flaming Office. The council is moving forward ...

TAMA - Late last week, Tama City Mayor Doug Ray put in his resignation. Mr. Ray only had a few months left in his term. The now former Mayor is believed to have resigned due to dissent. However, no one has officially gone on record as to the formal reason for Ray's resignation. When asked ...