Restoration efforts look to continue for the historic Lincoln Highway Bridge in Tama following the Tama City Council meeting on March 21. The council voted unanimously in favor of a plan to seek a third round of bidding for construction work to repair the bridge that is over a century ...
Following an assessment commissioned by the Tama City Council in January to look at the city’s potential need for a city administrator position, the public will soon have an opportunity to hear directly from the council and to voice their opinion on the matter. During the March 21 regular ...
With a little more than seven months remaining until the November general election, two long-time elected officials in Tama County formally announced Monday they would be stepping down from their positions, both which are up for election this November. Since 2005, Deborah Kupka of Clutier has ...
The state legislative election picture became clearer last week following the Friday filing deadline for Republican and Democrat candidates to appear on the ballot for the June primary election. The current midterm election cycle marks the first foray into the new legislative districts that ...
The city of Toledo formalized an agreement Monday for a loan of up to $2.8 million aimed at financing the infrastructure development for housing on and around the former Iowa Juvenile Home (IJH) property in Toledo. The development work is planned for both the four acres of vacant city-owned ...
Patrick Callahan of Callahan Municipal Consultants was before the council on March 7 to deliver a report on a staff structure survey the city commissioned him to do as they decide whether or not to pursue hiring a city administrator. The analysis, which was commissioned at a cost of $4,750, ...
A new naturalist intern position, an update on the construction at Otter Creek, and conditions at Columbia Wildlife Refuge were a few of the topics addressed at the most recent meeting of the Tama County Conservation Board on March 3. Board members present at the regular March meeting which ...
As voters are in the midst of casting their ballots for the South Tama County special school election today, the city of Toledo has cleared a major hurdle in funding for their portion of the proposed Iowa Juvenile Home (IJH) property transfer.. Early Tuesday morning the city received word ...
Gov. Kim Reynolds paid a visit to Toledo on Feb. 18 to tour the vacant Iowa Juvenile Home facility that is at the center of a school bond referendum up for vote at a special school election on March 1. Reynolds heard details of the coordinated efforts between the state, the South Tama County ...
A crowd of close to two dozen community members again filled Tama City Hall in hopes of hearing discussion or voice opinions on the future of the Lincoln Highway Bridge in Tama. Two weeks prior, the council learned there had been no bids received for the project when the city’s engineering ...