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Report: It’s hot outside

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It was officially announced during updates at this week's Tama City Council meeting that the Brian VS Brian dunk tank rematch is on for July 11 at The Toledo Stoplight Festival. Mayor Hanus seemed eager to redeem himself in this second fight of champions. First up on the agenda was the ...

Iowa Pharmacy Association Recognizes 50-Year Pharmacists

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The Iowa Pharmacy Association recognizeS the following pharmacists who have achieved the milestone of 50 years of professional practice and service to the people of Iowa. Presented at IPA’s 2025 Annual Meeting on June 5 in Des Moines, this award honors Iowa pharmacists for their dedication to ...

STC celebrates end of year, honors retirees

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Mere hours after students were dismissed on their final day of school, the staff of STC gathered in the high school gymnasium to celebrate retirees and a long year of learning. This year's edition of the retirement and service awards looked different due to time constraint after hours ran ...

Koch talks early retirement, Kuhter comments on sub pay

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Early in the morning on Monday, June 9 the South Tama Board of Education, and noticeably more members of the community gathered to partake in the scheduled 7 a.m. meeting. Sticking with the recent trend of educators occupying public comments, longtime teacher and now substitute teacher George ...

Dancing among the clouds

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CHELSEA — High above the heads of the viewers, they twirled and danced like gravity didn't touch them. The Circus of Tensegrity, with Iowa City-based aerialist Mimi Ke, put on a wonderful acrobatic performance at Windy Goat Acres, in Chelsea, on May 31. Mimi and fellow artist Elaine ...

Supervisors remove Sash from Tama County Zoning Commission

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This week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was filled with contentious discourse. The tension in the room came from a single agenda item; a resolution to remove a member from the Tama County Zoning Commission. The agenda was made public on the county website the Friday before, ...

STC Band archives top honor, moves towards marching band

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For only the third time in his 26 years at South Tama, Mike Carnahan and the high school concert band brought home a Division One rating. Being one of the top honors a band can achieve, the last two came in 2012 and 2022, under the direction of Mike Carnahan and before that 1997. Earning the ...

‘Head in the sand’

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This week's Toledo City Council meeting moved through the agenda items pretty quickly. First up, the council approved the acquisition of ag land for the 300th Street Bridge project. The council also approved amending the ordinance regarding peddlers, solicitors, and transient merchants. The ...