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Government

Liquor and RAGBRAI

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 mayor submits resignation

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 ...

Mayor’s resignation and lift station bidding

TAMA - The Tama City Council thanked Doug Ray for his service to the city as Mayor before accepting his resignation. The council went on to approve a resolution to hear bidders for the new Tama Lift Station Screen Project. Wages were set and approved for the new Reserve Officer. A ...

How to use Tama Co.’s Izaak Walton shooting range

The Izaak Walton Shooting Facility is a restricted use facility requiring training on proper use of the facility, signing a range use agreement, paying a $50 user fee and being issued a range use card and gate key. This property is managed as a public shooting facility, providing an area ...

Tama County launches new website

TOLEDO – On June 14, Tama County launched a brand new county website. The website project, funded entirely with federal grant dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act, was taken on to improve communications and provide online access to more county services. No county tax dollars were used ...

Supervisors alter public comment policy once again

TOLEDO – Public comment policy was once again on the agenda during the Tama Co. Board of Supervisors July 10 meeting. The policy was previously revised back on June 5 to cut ‘open topic’ time down to 15 minutes while also leaving an additional 15 minutes devoted to agenda-specific ...

Meskwaki Media awarded nine National Native Media Awards

Meskwaki Media Services is pleased to announce that they will be awarded by the Native American Journalists Association at the 2023 National Native Media Awards to be held next month. The annual competition recognizes excellence in reporting by Native and non-Native journalists across the ...

The face of the screwed

TOLEDO - The July 3 Tama County Supervisors meeting started off with Ashley Steven in the first public comment section. Steven is one of the homeowners that was going to receive reimbursement from the county after it came to light that former sanitarian Todd Apfel wrongfully approved their ...

Out-of-county fee begins at Tama driver’s license station

The Tama County Treasurer’s Office in Toledo began assessing a new convenience fee at their driver’s license station on July 1. The fee is $10 and applies only to out-of-county customers who travel in to complete driver's license and identification transactions in Tama County. Customers ...

Help the Iowa DNR count turkeys

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for help with its annual wild turkey production survey. During the months of July and August, wild turkey sightings are recorded to estimate this year’s nesting rates and nest success. Participation is easy – just note the date ...