TAMA – Iowa’s public schools are under attack. That was the message on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Tama Civic Center during a book talk with author/educator/podcaster Jennifer Berkshire hosted by the 501(c)(4) social welfare organization Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action ...
Mark Doland, 48, is the Republican nominee for Tama County Supervisor District 4. He lives in rural Toledo (seven miles northwest of the city limits) with his wife Gwendy (Thede) Doland; they have five daughters and three sons. He works as a probation officer. His educational background ...
Berleen Wobeter, 67, is the Democratic nominee for Tama County Supervisor District 4. She lives on a farm north of Toledo. She was raised on her family’s farm in northern Tama County; after marrying her husband Pete Wobeter, they moved to their current farm where they raised two children, ...
Monday night’s South Tama County school board meeting started with a blaze: during the public comments, board member Jackie Ellenbecker, who was elected less than a year ago in November of 2023, asked to speak and delivered her resignation letter. After sharing a bit of background and ...
CLUTIER – Clutier ZCBJ Hall will soon benefit from a much-needed exterior facelift courtesy of a beloved town figure. During the Clutier ZCBJ Lodge #104 annual appreciation banquet held on Saturday, Oct. 12, at ZCBJ Hall in Clutier, Jackie Cizek presented a $10,000 check to the members in ...
TOLEDO - Fall is here so mark your calendars! On Tuesday, November 5th from 11:30 to 1:00 pm, the library will host our annual Fall Soup Luncheon. Stop by for a warm bowl of soup and a delicious treat. This is a free will donation luncheon to help support the library foundation. Everyone is ...
Retired South Tama County teacher Denise Fletcher has a simple motto when it comes to volunteer projects within the adjoining communities she calls home — if you want it, you’ve got to do it. Fletcher was one of several volunteers, many of them fellow school district retirees, who ...
Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing correspondent Michael Davis sent questionnaires to all the candidates running for the Tama County Board of Supervisors. This week we feature responses from Republican Curt Kupka of Chelsea and Democrat Bruce Lenhart of Tama who ...
Editor's note: A photo was not made available to the newspaper for Lenhart. Ahead of the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing correspondent Michael Davis sent questionnaires to all the candidates running for the Tama County Board of Supervisors. This week we feature responses ...
King Jayven Roberts, left, and Queen Angelina Dye, right, were crowned the 2024 Meskwaki Settlement School Homecoming royalty during a coronation event last Friday morning. The Warrior football team took on Tripoli in its homecoming game that evening.