The Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed a new member into its organization recently. Birkwood Village senior center officially opened in November 2021 but recently completed and opened their memory support unit that serves tenants diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The ...
Tama County is preparing for one of its most active elections in recent memory. With four county offices up for election in November, Tama County voters are guaranteed to see at least three new faces in office once the election proceedings conclude later this year. Long-time District 1 ...
Each March, the Northeast Iowa Agency on Aging (NEI3A) works with local elected officials and community leaders to help bring awareness to the home-delivered meal program and the need for volunteers to help deliver meals. On Thursday, March 17, Tama Mayor Doug Ray, Toledo Mayor Brian Sokol ...
Last Wednesday the Northeast Iowa Food Bank (NEIFB), in partnership with the Tama County ISU Extension Office and Living Faith United Methodist Church, held a mobile food pantry distribution in Tama. The NEIFB Mobile Food Pantry program provides food to under-served rural communities in ...
The South Tama County Board of Education has named Bettendorf elementary principal John Cain the next superintendent at South Tama County Community School District. Cain was chosen out of a field of three finalists that also included Prairie Lakes AEA Director Lisa Hartman and Marshalltown ...
A vicious attack by a pack of dogs took the life of a young woman on the Meskwaki Settlement on Monday, March 28. The Meskwaki Nation Police Department reported the incident in a Facebook post Monday afternoon and later in the week confirmed the victim in the incident was 27-year-old Chaille ...
The South Tama County Board of Education today announced three candidates that are the finalists to be the next superintendent of South Tama schools. The finalists are Lisa Hartman, Jacqueline Wyant and John Cain. The search began in early February following the news that current ...
Fun runs are making their way back into the Tama-Toledo event calendar after the COVID-19 pandemic sidelined many community events over the past two years. The Tama-Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce’s signature LepBARchaun Dash 5K returned to the streets of Tama last weekend after a year ...
Restoration efforts look to continue for the historic Lincoln Highway Bridge in Tama following the Tama City Council meeting on March 21. The council voted unanimously in favor of a plan to seek a third round of bidding for construction work to repair the bridge that is over a century ...
Following an assessment commissioned by the Tama City Council in January to look at the city’s potential need for a city administrator position, the public will soon have an opportunity to hear directly from the council and to voice their opinion on the matter. During the March 21 regular ...