An elderly man was found deceased alongside a vehicle fully engulfed in flames on Saturday afternoon just southeast of Tama. According to a press release issued by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 3:20 p.m., Deputy Dallas Dvorak noticed heavy smoke while driving eastbound ...
Downtown Tama was the place to be on Saturday as the streets were lined up with classic cars for the Tama-Toledo Chamber of Commerce’s annual car show, and bands including the Marshalltown favorite Exit 185 played later in the day at the Fall Fling.
The Satanic Temple of Iowa had their annual reading of John Milton’s 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost on Sunday. Members of the community and the Temple came and went throughout the day, listening to the reading and wandering about the event. Prepared for the excruciating heat, the Temple ...
Before the marathon discussion and eventual split vote on Salt Creek Wind Phase II, which ran for well over fours, the Tama County Board of Supervisors approved a small list of relatively routine items during Monday morning’s regular meeting. The board voted unanimously to reduce the speed ...
This week’s Tama City Council meeting started with approving some street closures for the Tama Pump. The council then talked with Kelly Purk regarding the party trailer and the use of the trailer's tables and chairs for the Haunted Mill event. The council voted no on letting Purk use the ...
TRAER – A North Tama teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave while the district conducts an investigation into a recent social media post regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “I am writing to provide an update regarding a personnel matter in ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “6-on-6 Girls Basketball in Iowa” on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St., Toledo. For most of the 20th century, Iowa was known for its devotion to a unique form of women’s sport known as 6-on-6 ...
Editor's Note: This story is publishing online ahead of the Friday, Sept. 19 print edition in advance of tomorrow's (Monday, Sept. 15) Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. TOLEDO – In roughly 12 hours time, the future of Salt Creek Wind Phase II – the second and final phase of the ...
Early Monday morning, under the bright shining light of a new week, a group formed on the Toledo Courthouse lawn. Jim Roan stood on the legendary courthouse bandstand, thanked all those he needed to, and talked about what the monument meant for the citizens of the county and what it will mean ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – The regular September meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation was both long and, at times, contentious as the body led by Director Curtis Behrens worked through a number of agenda items including planning for the upcoming Fall Fest, an offer of ...