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STC announces 2023 Homecoming Court

South Tama County High School has announced the Homecoming Court for this 2023 school year. The homecoming court is made up of six senior boys and girls that are voted on by their fellow senior classmates. From left to right, pictured in the front row are seniors Gloria Mullen, Takia ...

Candidates file for upcoming city, school elections

TAMA COUNTY – The deadline to file as a candidate for the Tuesday, Nov. 7 city and school elections came and went last week with mostly incumbents vying for local seats alongside several newcomers. Tama city election In the city of Tama, two candidates filed for the four-year term ...

Map mixup

At recent Tama County Supervisors meetings, the subject on people's minds has been redistricting. The Supervisors appointed a group of three locals to a board to work on the redistricting. The board came up with an unofficial new map that split Tama County into five districts instead of ...

Street names and contracts

The Toledo City Council came to Monday's meeting with their homework finished. At the previous meeting, the council members were told to think up possible names for the new street at the new Woodlawn housing development. After much discussion and a few suggestions, the council went with a ...

Mailman arrested for alleged inappropriate advance

A local mailman was arrested and charged with simple assault last week after allegedly making an inappropriate advance toward a Toledo woman at her home in August. According to court records, a female victim alleged that Terry Noe, 52, “lifted up her night dress” that she was wearing ...

Just call him Vern

There is a new face walking around South Tama's schools this year, Vern Jefferson. Vern has taken up the mantle of School Resource Officer, a new position created just this year. "Trying to be a role model for the kids, maybe I can inspire someone to do more positive or be positive," ...

Campfire songs

MONTOUR — Taking inspiration from NPR’s long-running and well-known “Tiny Desk” concert series, Pilgrim Heights Camp and Retreat Center Assistant Director Sarah Story hatched an idea of her own as a way to bring a new audience to the facility located just off of Highway 30 near the ...