TAMA – A resurrection of sorts is well underway at the old Catholic church in Tama. For 22 years now the stately brick building located at 600 Oswego Street that was once home to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church has stood empty, slowly deteriorating – but that’s all set to change thanks ...
TOLEDO – Last Wednesday, Tama County’s American Legion posts and Auxiliary units hosted the 67th Tama County Government Day, welcoming high school juniors and seniors from area school districts to Toledo as part of an annual effort to teach students the importance of local, county ...
TOLEDO – Karina Cooper’s motion for a change of venue has been denied by the judge without prejudice. Following a hearing held by videoconference last week Tuesday, April 9, Chief District Court Judge Lars G. Anderson denied a motion by rural Traer resident Karina Sue Cooper, 46, to have ...
TAMA - Flanked by Rep. Derek Wulf (R-Hudson), Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, a fellow Republican, took a tour of the Iowa Premium Beef plant in Tama with General Manager Jon Surman last Friday morning and learned more about successes and challenges at the facility, which currently ...
After 10 years competing in the WaMaC Conference, district administration at South Tama County has begun pursuing a different conference to call home — in this case, a familiar one. On Monday, April 8 South Tama sent a letter to the North Iowa Cedar League (NICL) conference formally ...
Public hearings at this week's Tama City Council meeting outnumbered the members of the public that were actually in attendance at the meeting. Three public hearings regarding the sale of different City of Tama properties kicked off the meeting. All three public hearings received no comment and ...
Austin Wilson, a resident of Packwood, was arrested in Tama County on March 10. A sheriff's deputy responded to Highway E66 near Chelsea after a call was placed stating that two individuals came to a local citizen's house looking for help. After arriving on the scene, the deputy found a ...
MARSHALLTOWN — Doby and Lane Williams can remember the days before pickleball became a national phenomenon and one of the fastest growing activities in the country. Back then, it was just a dedicated group of players meeting up at the East Marshall High School gym in Le Grand and putting ...
South Tama will welcome in a Director of Curriculum this summer as schools all over Iowa prepare for upcoming changes to the state’s Area Education Agencies (AEAs). Under the most recent education bill signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds on March 27, schools will be given control over 10 percent of ...
In her second year competing, South Tama County sophomore Edith Mora Martinez made it all the way to the highest level — the Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) All-State Festival on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls — with her literary program focused on toxic ...