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Waterworks

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TAMA - This week's Tama City Council meeting saw a couple of empty seats behind the big desk and Mayor Pro Tem Kristy Eisentrager running the show. The first item on the agenda was a water shut-off on 5th Street. The owner stated at the meeting that after finding a water leak on his personal ...

‘Somebody knows what happened’

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MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — It has now been over a decade since Rita Papakee was last seen alive on the Meskwaki Settlement on Jan. 16, 2015. Her case has drawn attention both locally and across the country, and law enforcement agencies continue to pursue leads in hopes of finding her and providing ...

Stop the scams

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It can happen to anyone. A phone call, a text, an email, and before you know it, you've fallen for a scam. It happens everywhere, including Tama County, where residents have lost thousands of dollars to such malicious ruses. For the Toledo Police Department, scams come in waves, with on ...

Tama man arrested for allegedly threatening family, stealing AR-15

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A Tama man was arrested last Monday afternoon over allegations that he stole his stepfather’s AR-15 style rifle and had made threats to kill his family. According to a criminal complaint, 18-year-old Logan Levi Kurth was charged with first degree burglary (a Class B felony), second degree ...

Danker’s murder trial reset for a third time to late summer 2025

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TOLEDO – Former Traer resident Huston William Danker’s first degree murder trial which had been scheduled to begin last week in Johnson County – after being reset twice since the original date of Nov. 4, 2024 – has been reset for a third time to later this summer. On Dec. 26, 2024, ...

A speedy STC school board meeting

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At Monday’s board meeting, the transfers of Ben Adams and Scott Bolen were made official. From the current Middle School Principal and Assistant Principal, Adams and Bolen will fill these same roles at the high school beginning next school year. Chelsea Ahrens was approved to move from high ...

Tama County Public Health rolls into 2025

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TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health & Home Care is literally on a roll in 2025. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tama County was awarded American Rescue Plan Act funds to be used specifically for public health. To that end, Tama County Public Health (TCPH) supported a variety of programs ...

The shopping list

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When the clock struck five with its balled fists on Monday, the Toledo City Council meeting was called to order. First up on the agenda was a raise to the salaries of the EMS workers. The council approved a raise that would cost the city approximately $8,000. The council approved moving ...

The new public comment rules

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As the sun stretched and yawned and rose in the east to shine down on another chilly winter day, the usual faces gathered for this week's Supervisors meeting. The meeting started, like it often does, with the engineer's report. The main point of interest being that they took care of the bit of ...