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Pomeroy man charged with theft at Tama Livestock Auction

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A Pomeroy livestock dealer with a history of forgery has been charged with felony theft and fraud as a result of allegedly stealing a load of cattle and writing a bad check to Tama Livestock Auction in excess of $10,000 following an investigation by the Tama Police Department. Robert Thomas ...

Tama County man fights to save his hunting preserve

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Hunters would be able to shoot and kill certain animals normally kept as livestock in Iowa under a bill that has mustered enough legislative support to survive a crucial deadline this week. House File 2400 would define “untamed game livestock” to include bison, goats and sheep that are ...

DNR presents hunting season recap in Tama County

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After a year of heightened interest around outdoor activities like hunting and fishing due to the conditions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, hunting statistics across multiple categories and seasons are showing slight declines in participation. Through the month of February, the Iowa ...

South Tama MS bond sails through vote with 83 percent approval

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The $26.8 million South Tama Middle School Facility project appears headed forward as unofficial results from Tuesday’s special school election showed 83.43% of voters voted yes on the single-question ballot to fund the project. On the ballot was a question asking voters to approve $15 ...

State awards Vacant Building funds for IJH development

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As voters are in the midst of casting their ballots for the South Tama County special school election today, the city of Toledo has cleared a major hurdle in funding for their portion of the proposed Iowa Juvenile Home (IJH) property transfer.. Early Tuesday morning the city received word ...

PHOTOS: Reynolds tours IJH property ahead of school bond vote

Local News

Gov. Kim Reynolds paid a visit to Toledo on Feb. 18 to tour the vacant Iowa Juvenile Home facility that is at the center of a school bond referendum up for vote at a special school election on March 1. Reynolds heard details of the coordinated efforts between the state, the South Tama County ...

Middle School bond issue to be decided March 1

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Five area precincts will be open as residents vote on a bond issue question for the South Tama Community School District on Tuesday, March 1. On the ballot is a proposal to renovate the Iowa Juvenile Home property to address STC Middle School’s space and facility needs. The property would ...

STC seeking public feedback in search for new superintendent

Education

Community members within the South Tama School District will have two opportunities to interact with the district's hiring search for its next superintendent of schools. Earlier this month the district accepted the resignation of Superintendent Jared Smith who recently was hired to be the ...

Downtown building rescue underway in Toledo

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For the past decade one of Toledo’s most prominent downtown buildings has laid vacant and has most recently turned into a public nuisance. The former Horbach Furniture commercial buildings at 132 and 134 E. High St. in downtown Toledo was purchased in 2012 from Larry Horbach by Sandra ...

Tama Council talks bridge project, EMS and retirements

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A crowd of close to two dozen community members again filled Tama City Hall in hopes of hearing discussion or voice opinions on the future of the Lincoln Highway Bridge in Tama. Two weeks prior, the council learned there had been no bids received for the project when the city’s engineering ...