Tama City Council Candidate: Kristy Eisentrager Age: 34 Profession: Chairside Surgical Assistant Education: Dental Courses at Marshalltown Community College Family: Two sons, Cole 17 and Ayden 9 What motivated you to run for this office? I am committed to change for our community and ...
Tama City Council Candidate: Randy Fairchild Age: 64 Profession: Retired Education: High School Family: Two daughters and a grandchild What motivated you to run for this office? I will represent everyone fairly. I have the time to put into it. Make people accountable. What qualities ...
Tama City Council Candidate: Brian Hanus Age: 65 Profession: Retired Education: High School Family: wife - Deb, two adult children - Gretchen Hanus and Nick Hanus, one grandchild - Preston What motivated you to run for this office? I would like to serve the community. I have thought ...
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 ...