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‘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 ...

Toledo Farmers Market kicks off 2025 season

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Update: The Tama/Toledo Farmers Market will still be held on Friday, July 11, but there will be no live music to accommodate the Toledo Stoplight Festival. It was a pleasant day in Toledo, with milky clouds spilt over a warm blue sky, under which citizens gathered to navigate the maddening ...

‘We’ll keep being loud’

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MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — The 10-year anniversary of Rita Papakee’s disappearance on Jan. 16, 2015 has come and passed, and although that date brought some attention back to the case of the Meskwaki Settlement woman who was 41 when she went missing, members of her family are still frustrated ...

Marty Hardon takes cancer advocacy to Capitol Hill

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in June 2022 left Marty Hardon with an “I won’t let this beat me” attitude. After going through surgery and treatment for nearly a year before being cancer free in late May 2023, the well known Tama businessman’s story ...

The problem of enforcement

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As there was no supervisor's story in last week's paper, there is a double whammy in this week's edition. Due to Memorial Day, last week's Tama County Supervisors meeting, which is usually held on Monday, was pushed back to the morning of Thursday, May 29. All supervisors were present, ...

Tama-Toledo Community Yard Sale Set for June 19-21

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The Tama-Toledo Community Yard Sale is only two weeks away, and preparations are underway. This event, coordinated by Charles Betz of Tama, brings together residents from across Tama and Toledo for a weekend of yard sales, bargains, and local engagement. Residents are encouraged to start ...

The Works with Fireworks

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This week's Tama City Council meeting began with the discussion of a topic that's been on many iowan's lips as of late, fireworks. The council decided to align the Tama ordinance with the state's new law, allowing the setting off of fireworks on July 3, July 4 and Dec. 31. After approving the ...

South Tama Schools Summer Food Service Program

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TAMA-TOLEDO — South Tama County Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age or ...

Traer Historical Museum BBQ fundraiser set for June 8

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TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum will hold a fundraising barbecue at the Traer Memorial building on Sunday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Tama County Pork Producers will be grilling pork loins and pork burgers. The Traer Museum board will serve the sandwiches along with sides, ...