At Monday's Tama City Council meeting, the Lincoln Highway bridge was again a subject of much discussion. Two people proposed ideas on possible paths to take with the bridge. Randy Zimmerman's proposition was the forming of a nonprofit to help with the bridge. Shellie Orngard of the Iowa ...

TOLEDO - This week's Tama County Supervisors meeting started like most, with a report from the Tama County Engineer. Work on a sign up on Payton Road has finished. The Toledo Bridge end rails are being put up, and then it's on to the dirt work, work on the bridge is moving swiftly. The ...

OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – In the days and weeks since former Tama Co. Conservation Director Stephen Mayne was placed on administrative leave – subsequently resigning on August 17 – the county has enlisted both the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the State Auditor ...

The biggest issue at Monday's supervisor's meeting was zoning. New Century FS went in front of the supervisors to get approval for the construction of a hazmat material storage facility. Although everyone at the meeting was for the storage facility, they just wanted it zoned correctly. At ...

TOLEDO - A new public works position was approved at Monday's Toledo City Council meeting. Since two employees of the Public Works department have left recently, Public Works Director Kendall Jordan has found himself spending more time at the sewer plant. With Kendall at the sewer plant, the ...

DES MOINES – On Monday, Sept. 11, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure. The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through October 11, 2023. The proclamation allows vehicles ...

CHELSEA — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig joined with Sen. Annette Sweeney (R-Buckeye) and representatives from Ducks Unlimited and the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Tuesday afternoon to discuss visions for the future of the Otter Creek Marsh, located just off ...

BELLE PLAINE – For those who drive on Highway 21 south of Dysart, some welcome changes to the route took place last week with the opening of the new interchange at U.S. 30. The interchange was built as a part of ongoing construction projects to widen U.S. 30 to four lanes between ...

TAMA - The biggest announcement at this week's Tama City Council meeting was on the subject of Cherry Lake. Due to water issues and the DNR's plan to get it nice and clean, the lake will dry up. This will only be temporary. The city of Tama has absolutely no plans to abandon Cherry Lake. ...

TOLEDO — A high-profile lawsuit filed by a woman accusing two former University of Iowa FIJI fraternity members of rape will be heard and decided in Tama County due to excessive pretrial publicity in Johnson County, a judge has ruled. The plaintiff, Makena Solberg, alleges that the ...