Two separate provisions that would allow premium pay for essential city employees and volunteers who performed duties in 2020 through the COVID-19 pandemic were approved on Sept. 20 by the Tama City Council after a combined measure failed to pass at their previous meeting. Funding for the ...
With the passing of the filing deadline for the upcoming city and school election, several area governing bodies including the City of Tama and South Tama County schools will see races for seats on their boards. Two council seats are up for election for the City of Tama, including those ...
New maps could lead to a remaking of the political landscape in Iowa — Tama County included. What is now a quadrant of four U.S. Congressional districts arranged counterclockwise — effectively a northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest set of districts — would become a staggered, ...
1. Contractor Ray Pettengill of La Porte City was before the Toledo City Council during their regular meeting on Sept. 13. Pettengill is the owner of the property at 124 N Broadway St. that formerly held a two-story apartment building two doors north of Bumblebee’s Pizza. The building was ...
The Tama County Board of Supervisors heard from County Engineer Lyle Brehm on an update from his Roads Department during their regular meeting on Sept. 13. Crews will be spending time hauling rock in the near future and look to soon begin a bridge replacement project on E Avenue in western ...
1. Tama County Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck spoke to the council at their regular meeting on Sept. 8 about a housing development program she hopes could be a solution to address empty city lots and a need for workforce housing in the area. Over the past several years the ...
Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand announced earlier this week his plan to hold a town hall gathering in Tama County. The meeting is open to the public and will take place from 1:45-2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 10 at the courthouse lawn in Toledo. Sand has been visiting Iowa county seats during a ...
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) made a stop at the South Tama Food Pantry in Tama Feb. 8. The Tama stop was one among a number of visits Hinson was making during an in-district work week. Hinson along with two food pantry volunteers toured the facility and sat for a brief discussion about the ...
County officials announced Monday that the Tama County Administration Building, 104 West State Street, Toledo, will re-open their offices to the public on Monday January 25th. The Administration Building, which houses the county treasurer's office, auditor's office, driver's license station, ...
At the most recent Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Dec. 28 the four county officials elected in November’s general election were sworn in. Newly elected District 2 Supervisor Bill Faircloth joined District 3 Supervisor Dan Anderson, Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera and County ...