TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present the program “Iowa’s Religious History” on Wednesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. The program will be given by Clutier’s Bill R. Douglas, author of “The People Are Kind: A ...
March will be a very special month with several interesting events happening in the sky. Foremost is a total eclipse of the Moon on March 3. However, nature will play a cruel trick by having the eclipse in the very early morning. You will need to stay up late or get up early to see it. ...
DES MOINES – Vaccines have gotten some attention from the Iowa Legislature this year. One bill — House File (HF) 2287 — proposes banning the sale, distribution and administration of vaccines unless manufacturers give up federal liability immunity. A subcommittee recommended passage of the ...
TOLEDO – Join Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) for its upcoming event, “From Seed to Strategy: Intentional Cover Crop Management,” on Thursday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Reinig Toledo Civic Center. The workshop will feature several speakers focusing on ...
TRAER – The Tama County Pork Producers (TCPP) held the organization’s annual banquet and meeting on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at the Traer Memorial Building. Some 60 individuals were in attendance this year – a slightly smaller crowd than banquets past due to weather, illness, and ...
It’s 2 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 12. The sun is shining and there is a light breeze. The last of the snow is melting, and the Toledo Fire Department is just pulling out of our driveway. It seemed like a good day to start some yard work and maybe burn the fence row. I doubted the ...
In stark contrast to last week’s meeting, only about seven people showed up for Monday’s Tama County Supervisors Meeting. Although the popular subject of public health was touched on briefly by one citizen during public comments, the supervisors had other items on their agenda to deal with ...
On Monday, Feb. 9, the South Tama County board of education convened for their first of two regularly scheduled meetings. On roll call, Joe Hanus and Rick Hopper were absent, yet a quorum was still present. The board recognized a donation of $1,025 to the archery club in honor of Dick ...
This week’s Tama City Council meeting began with talks about a water line. The new line will go from the west side of L Avenue to the DOT maintenance garage. It was approved to buy the hydrants and valves for the project, as well as getting with the city attorney on writing up an agreement ...
DES MOINES – A House subcommittee advanced a bill Monday, Feb. 9, that would require all wind turbines in the state be equipped with aircraft detection lighting systems, to address landowner complaints about blinking red lights. House File 2081 as introduced would require new wind farms be ...