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Allison Graham recognized as Middle School Counselor of the Year

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DES MOINES — Allison Graham, a graduate of South Tama County High School, was recently recognized as the Middle School Counselor of the Year at the Iowa School Counselor Conference held in Des Moines. Graham has served as a school counselor in the Newton Community School District for the ...

New member sworn in to Meskwaki Tribal Council

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On Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, friends, family, and colleagues gathered in the Tribal Council Chambers to witness the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Tribal Council member Paige Young Bear-Brown. Guests extended their congratulations and support, and refreshments were served following the ...

Boom!

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This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting saw a slight change to its regular dealings as Ben Daleske, the Tama County Engineer, was only heard, but not seen. Joining the meeting via the livestream without a picture, Daleske gave his regular update as a disembodied voice. When the ...

Breaking in the bandstand

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The newly renovated Toledo Bandstand got its first test with rain at its dedication Saturday morning. As the gathered crowd of both locals and officials stood around in the drizzle, Cat Campbell Currier, the emcee, and the Tri County Community Band stayed dry under the stand’s new roof. ...

Unofficial Nov. 4, 2025 City-School Election Results

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In this year’s city and school elections, 2,679 ballots were cast in Tama County out of 8,976 registered voters. In the race for Tama City Council incumbent, Kristy Eisentrager received 118 to retain her seat. The second seat was taken by newcomer Chris Smith, receiving 115 votes to edge ...

Meskwaki Tribal Council swears in three new members Tuesday

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The seven-member Meskwaki Tribal Council welcomed three new elected members on Tuesday morning as Jarvis Bear, Drayton Roberts and Lucy Roberts were all sworn in by outgoing Tribal Council “Chairman Vern Jefferson during a ceremony at the Tribal Center. Paige Brown was out of town and is ...

A possible teardown: This week’s Tama City Council Meeting

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This week’s Tama City Council meeting started with a discussion over the possibility of tearing down the office building at 117 Siegel St. After much discussion, the council agreed to investigate tearing down the building. The council then had a public hearing and approved the ordinance for ...

Townsley awarded Lifetime Achievement Award

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We are proud to announce that our very own Anita Townsley was recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Iowa School Counselor’s Association. This distinguished recognition honors a professional whose leadership, advocacy, and lifelong dedication has significantly advanced ...

Rookie Meskwaki K-9 Aseni hits the ground running

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The Meskwaki Nation Police Department (MNPD) had a busy stretch of activity as several serious incidents unfolded in recent days. What stood out most was the work of the department’s brand-new K-9 Unit Officer Logan Ludovissy and his partner Aseni, who, fresh from the academy, has already ...