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Government

The quick agenda

TOLEDO - This Monday's Supervisors' meeting was a quick one, as there was only one item on the agenda. As usual, the meeting started out with the county engineer giving his report. He stated that over the weekend, they got more snow pushed back and are working quickly during the "little ...

DNR to recap hunting seasons, discuss rule changes

TOLEDO - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff provide updates on recently completed hunting seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting rules and regulations and address other topics as requested. Locally, the Iowa DNR ...

Internet, phone, and everything else

This week's Toledo City Council meeting started an hour early with a presentation from Aureon Fiber Optics and hosted unified communication. The presentation was about Aureon possibly supplying new internet and phones for the city. During the regular meeting, the council discussed Aureon and ...

Chatting the meeting away

This Monday's supervisors meeting was nearly sidelined by good conversation. The supervisors and the public were chatting along so nicely that they didn't see the clock telling them to start the meeting. Snow was the subject reported on by the engineer, as they have been working on it on all ...

Iowa and the Big Snow(s)

TAMA COUNTY – The story last week was certainly the weather as two significant winter storms clobbered Iowa – the first blowing through Monday into Tuesday with a heavy, wet snow, and the second arriving Friday into Saturday with blizzard conditions and bitter cold. The snowstorms ...

A winter’s Tama City Council meeting

TAMA - On Monday night, footprints in the snow led up to the Tama Civic Center as locals braved the harsh wind for the council meeting. After a public comment section filled with complaints and discussion about snow and snow removal, the council moved on to their agenda items. First up on the ...

Snow and reports

TOLEDO - Few ventured out into the cold blowing snow of Monday morning for this week's Supervisors meeting. The County Engineer wandered out of the white abyss to give his report, saying that they were out plowing snow and had gotten the paved routes open. They are currently working towards ...

Camera ready

Well, it's official: traffic cameras are coming to Tama. The third reading of the amended traffic ordinance was met with no public comments at Monday night’s city council. There was some discussion between the council members before the final vote to pass the ordinance change. All council ...

Conservation director presents FY25 budget draft

OTTER CREEK – From native seed and fire equipment to a new skid steer and trailer, Tama Co. Conservation Director Curtis Behrens presented his draft budget for the next fiscal year during the Jan. 3 monthly meeting held at Otter Creek Nature Center. Many of the “needs” Behrens listed ...

Supervisors talk snow

Weather was the talk of the Supervisors meeting this Monday. Predictions of sunny skies to mountains of fluffy cotton ball snow were thrown around. Using caution, the supervisors made the decision to close the county offices for Tuesday, Jan. 9. The engineer was on top of the weather, all of ...