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Wieting’s Children’s Theatre Camp is Back

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The Call of the Matterhorn is an exciting musical adventure which takes place high above the foothills of the Swiss Alps. This production is only for the bravest of heart. It is filled with magic, mystery, and tests of true character! This musical is designed for students at all levels of ...

Supervisors approve construction program, DOT budget

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On Monday morning, the Tama County Board of Supervisors discussed the use of federal funding as it comes in from the infrastructure bill signed by President Joe Biden last year. A motion to approve the new construction program and DOT budget received unanimous approval. An Employee ...

The University of Iowa Powwow returns

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The 26th Annual University of Iowa Powwow brought generations together as Native American community members, including several from the Meskwaki Nation, congregated at the Field House on Saturday, April 2. Dominique Badajoz, a non-enrolled citizen of the Meskwaki Nation and the UI Powwow ...

Kriegel Appointed Tama County Treasurer

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On April 12, the Tama County Board of Supervisors appointed Amanda Kriegel the county's new treasurer. She will be taking over the position formerly held by Michelle Yuska. Kriegel does not have any plans to make staff changes that would affect current employees in her department.

County employees honored for service

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On Monday, March 28 the Tama County Board of Supervisors presented the annual Years of Service Awards to 21 county employees that had reached milestone years over the past 12 months. The awards included: • 3 years: K9 Tyson • 5 years: Caitlin Reineke, 911; Levi Petersen, Roads • 10 ...

VFW celebrates 75 years in Tama

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The William Kvidera VFW Post 6607 in Tama was recently presented with a number of awards, including the Diamond Jubilee Award commemorating 75 years as a charter with the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization. District 3 Commander Jeff Ryant (pictured right) was on hand to present the awards on ...

Tama County Jail Bookings & Arrests

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Note: A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. April 8 Ingres Marisela Paniagua-Rodridguez, 32, of Los Angeles, California was arrested by the Tama Police Department for providing false identification and two counts of ...

Severe weather expected tonight across Iowa

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The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Des Moines is forecasting severe weather to race across Iowa later today, Tuesday, April 12. Tama and Grundy counties are under an enhanced risk for severe weather. The enhanced risk includes possible tornadoes, large hail, and damaging ...

Dr. Wille bids farewell

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March 31 marked the end of an era in the Tama-Toledo community. Dr. Jerry Wille of Tama announced his retirement from the MercyCare Tama clinic in early March and worked his last day with patients and staff last Thursday. Wille has served the Tama-Toledo community as a resident physician for ...

DNR finds ‘forever chemicals’ in 12 water supplies

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A sampling of about 70 community water supplies in Iowa found detectable levels of toxic chemicals that persist indefinitely in the environment in a dozen of them, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The DNR began its sampling late last year and published the last of its ...