A forecast for rain Friday evening did not dampen the spirit of rodeo weekend at the Dostal Ranch. The 49th Annual Double D Rodeo benefitting Easter Seals of Iowa kicked off with a decent crowd and plenty of action. Dedicated cowboys, cowgirls and rodeo fans filled the arena and stands ...
The Toledo City Council had a blink and you’d miss it meeting this week. If you kept your eyes peeled, you’d have seen STC Activities Director Chelsea Ahrens talk to the council. After some discussion, the council approved using part of the Mansfield Grant money for the South Baseball field ...
TOLEDO- The Wieting Theatre Guild and the Footliters Traveling playhouse are excited to present to the community a musical by children age seven and older. Students have learned theatre skills in the week long camp and are eager to perform for families, friends and neighbors. It’s the ...
TAMA — On June 2, no Republican candidate for Tama County Treasurer reached the 35% threshold to be declared the winner of the primary, sending the race to a county nominating convention held on Tuesday. In the primary vote, incumbent Amanda Kriegel received the most votes in the ...
DES MOINES – Pete Lyon has been named Tama County’s 2026 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame inductee. The Iowa 4-H Foundation sponsors the annual 4-H Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. Inductees represent Iowans who have contributed countless hours to the 4-H program, working ...
During Monday’s school board meeting, 7-12 Activities Director Chelsea Ahrens told the board that changing athletic conferences could help the district improve competitiveness and encourage more students to participate in sports. Ahrens, presented an update on the activities department’s ...
DES MOINES — The State Library of Iowa announced that the Tama Public Library has met the conditions for state accreditation as outlined in “In Service to Iowa: Public Library Standards Sixth Edition.” Achieving accreditation requires a significant, ongoing local commitment to high ...
Monday’s lovely summer evening brought the Tama City Council meeting, which started a tad late as council member Larry Thomas came in a smidge tardy and out of breath from work. Once the gavel was tapped, the meeting went off and flying, first hearing a few public comments. The first ...
As the morning dew sparkled and glittered on the blades of grass, the sun rose anew and brought together the usual batch of outspoken citizens to witness this week’s rhapsody in bureaucracy at the Tama County Supervisor meeting. The roads report was given, mentioning blading, fixing washouts, ...