The last few sessions of the Iowa Legislature have ushered in a slew of changes to state law, and Marshall County’s delegation — Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour) and Sen. Jeff Edler (R-State Center) — are excited to keep up their work heading into 2022. In recent interviews, they shared their ...
In their first meeting of the new year the Tama City Council unanimously approved a $98,000 commitment of federal American Rescue Plan funding to a lead water line replacement program. Tama Street Superintendent Stuart Eisentrager addressed the council about the proposed program saying the ...
In recent years the Toledo Police Department has succeeded in recruiting and retaining officers with ties to the Tama-Toledo community. History repeated itself earlier this year when the City of Toledo hired Colin Price as it’s next full-time police officer following the departure of ...
As of Jan. 1, owners of all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and off-road utility vehicles (UTV) in Tama County will have a new framework to legally operate their vehicles on county roadways. Last week the Tama County Supervisors approved an ordinance that allows for the legal operation of ATVs and UTVs ...
With the new year only a few days away, races for the recently formed state legislative districts are beginning to take shape. This week Sarah Smith announced her campaign for State House District 53 that includes Poweshiek County and a majority of Tama County including the cities of ...
The judicial landscape in Iowa’s sixth district where Tama County resides will soon be changing. On Dec. 7 Gov. Reynolds announced the appointment of Mary Chicchelly as a judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals. Chicchelly, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, currently serves as a district judge in ...
Editor's Note: At their Dec. 20 regular meeting the Tama County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the salary recommendations described below in the following story. In the coming weeks Tama County Supervisors will be considering a recommendation that would raise salaries of the ...
Representative Dean Fisher (R-Montour) announced this week his re-election bid for the Iowa House. Fisher currently represents House District 72. Under the newly confirmed redistricting maps, he will run for House District 53 in 2022. “I will miss campaigning and representing the folks in ...
With the newest redistricting plan for state and Congressional boundaries approved and ready to take effect in 2023, focus has now moved to the county level. During their Dec. 6 regular meeting the Tama County Board of Supervisors set the date for a public hearing to discuss a newly proposed ...
Over a half-million dollars in federal aid money was allocated by the Tama County Board of Supervisors earlier this month to four projects that will benefit multiple areas of the county government. A resolution passed on Nov. 22 that directed the distribution of funds that had been received ...