Monday's usual showing of the county supervisors went on like usual, with this week's production adding a nice little hour and some long intermission for a closed session. The viewers mulled about in the hallway discussing what had happened so far in the show and proposing theories as to what ...
TAMA, Iowa — The Meskwaki Annual Powwow Association has announced that the 109th Annual Meskwaki Powwow, will now be held at the Meskwaki Casino grounds due to recent flooding. In a facebook post made on Tuesday evening, the association announced the venue change. “The Iowa River is ...
Anyone who attended this week's Tama City council meeting was witness to a show. In the beginning, the first four items on this week's agenda were tabled for another time as no one pertaining to the proposed lien waivers was present. However, once the involved parties showed, the agenda items ...
Sometimes it takes a village, and recently, this village just got slightly bigger. The mental health services of Together We Can (TWC) have come to Tama to offer help. Moving into the Tama Prairie Ridge office at 413 McClellan St., every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Together We Can is ...
The local Tama-Toledo branch of the American Association of University Women took advantage of the unique opportunity to advance two of our organization’s goals by supporting Ms Wheelchair America, Lisa Campbell. Following her crowning as the Iowa winner and the related article in the News ...
As if a faucet had been left on in the sky, Tama-Toledo endured its fair share of rain last Friday. It came down like cats, dogs, frogs, lizards, and wizards, for a while, making the park a lake and puddles pop up all about. From splashing about and playing in the water to having a lazy day ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – After six days of emotional testimony, digital forensics, and conflicting accounts, closing arguments concluded on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Karina Sue Cooper’s first-degree murder trial. Right at 5 p.m. and within hours of final statements, a jury found her guilty of ...
GLADBROOK – Rhianna Murty of Gladbrook was crowned the 2025 Tama County Fair Queen this past Tuesday evening at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. She was vying for the honor alongside fellow candidates Lauren Keller of Gladbrook, Rylee Ridout of rural Vining, and Belle Werner of Toledo. Moments ...
This week's Tama County Supervisors meeting was like a family dinner, several hours long, filled with conflict, and everyone and their uncle got to give their two cents on the issues. The meeting was expected to be a long one, as Supervisor David Turner made a new house rule that there be a ...
Stacy Koeppen has an extensive background in the home health care and nursing fields, and as of July 1, she’s putting those skills to use as the new CEO/executive director of the Tama County Public Health and Home Care department. Koeppen, who holds a master’s degree in health care ...