With the condition of the U.S. economy at the forefront of conversations from Wall Street down to the kitchen table this year, it came as no surprise that U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) would be focusing on business-related issues during a central Iowa swing through tour last week. On ...
Well over a dozen residents gathered at Tama City Hall Monday to hear what they thought might be the fate of the historic Lincoln Highway Bridge on 5th Street in Tama. What transpired however was more of a pitstop than a final destination along the bridge’s recent journey. For the past ...
Iowa’s biennial caucus took place in school lunchrooms, community centers, libraries, and the like across Iowa this past Monday night including in several locations throughout Tama County. The longstanding tradition of ‘neighbors talking to neighbors’ began at 7:00 p.m. for both Tama ...
New political boundaries for the three supervisor seats in Tama County have been drawn and approved for the next 10 years. The county-level redistricting process comes as a domino effect from the information drawn by the 2020 census and the state and federal redistricting maps approved by the ...
The children of Little Knights Learning Center (LKLC) in Dysart ended their afternoon naptime a bit early last Thursday, Jan. 20 in preparation for an important visitor to their rural child care center – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds. Gov. Reynolds (R-Iowa) made the trek to Tama County from Des ...
The Tama County Republican Party will hold midterm caucuses on Monday, February 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. Caucus locations and the voting precincts that will report to those locations are as follows: Clutier JnR Community Center 505 5th St., Clutier Precincts 7, 10, 12 (Carroll, Oneida, E. 1/2 ...
The Iowa Democratic Party will hold the 2022 midterm caucus on Monday, February 7, 2022, beginning at 7:00 p.m. All caucus participants must be in line or signed in by 7:00 pm. in order to participate. In Tama County the Democratic Caucus will be held in two locations: South Tama Elementary ...
1. The Tama City Council has begun the process to investigate the possibility of hiring a city administrator. During the council’s Jan. 17 regular meeting the group approved a proposal from Callahan Municipal Consultants LLC for up to $4,750 to conduct a study that would review the various ...
Representative Dave Maxwell (R-Deep River) announced last week his reelection bid for the Iowa House, setting up a competitive primary with state Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour) who previously announced his intentions to run for reelection. Maxwell currently represents House District 76 ...
The next fiscal year budget was top of mind at the first Toledo City Council meeting of the new year on Jan. 10. City department heads presented budget proposals to the council through the evening that gave a window into the potential projects, issues and challenges on the horizon for the ...