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Six things to know from Tama Council

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 ...

STC School Board: Aug. 31 round up

The South Tama Board of Education is back to the drawing board with the site of the former STC Primary building at 806 State St. in Tama. Earlier this year the district was preparing to finalize an agreement with National Retail Development LLC, a Chicago-based developer, to purchase the lot ...

Toledo FD battles vehicle fire

The Toledo Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire at the home of Chris and Carrie Musgrave on N Green Street Tuesday afternoon around 4:40 p.m. The front end of a large lift truck parked outdoors next to the Musgrave’s house caught fire and burned for several minutes before firefighters ...

Homecoming week schedule

Homecoming Week at South Tama Homecoming T-Shirt Sales Sunday, Sept. 12 2-4PM at the HS Trojan Way 5K Sunday, Sept. 12 Registration: 4PM Race Start: 5PM High School Parking Lot Home Cross Country Meet Monday, Sept. 13 4:30PM High School Practice Field Home Volleyball ...

Van Gundy says no more room in hospitals

There is no room at hospitals for people due to rising COVID-19 numbers. Dr. Lance Van Gundy with UnityPoint – Marshalltown aired his concerns and frustrations regarding the state of the pandemic situation in a viral Thursday Facebook post, which can be viewed here: ...

Jordans visit 2019 exchange student

This summer one South Tama family got to help bring a foreign exchange student’s experience full circle. Barb and Kendall Jordan participated with the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program as a host family for Eliška Heřmánková during the 2019-20 school year. Heřmánková is from ...

Upcoming STC and Tama Class Reunions

Class of 1952 Reunion The Tama High Class of 1952 will meet at noon on September 24 at the Meskwaki Casino in Tama. For more information call Chuck Bearden at 641-750-0914. If anyone has information on Merlyn Kauble, Dick Kunch, Beverly Hrind Lynch, Ben Davis or Roger Woodworth, please call ...

STC hears financing options for Middle School

Several stakeholders in the South Tama Middle School bond referendum project gathered at STC Elementary Monday evening to hear a presentation from Travis Squires of Piper Sandler. Squires, who is the Managing Director at the Des Moines-based financial consulting firm, addressed the STC Board of ...

Hinson holds Tama town hall

Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-01) returned to Tama County this week for a town hall meeting. Around 20 members of the public gathered at the Tama Civic Center Tuesday morning for a question and answer session with Hinson who also gave a legislative update on issues and policies at the federal ...

A patchwork dream come true

The time has come to stop dreaming and start doing for one Chelsea woman. In June, Chris Drummer launched a full-service quilting business out of her home in rural Chelsea called Tama County Quilt Company. Drummer has long been a quilter by hobby, but as of this summer has made a dream of ...