I’ve been reading the arguments both for and against reducing the Tama County Board of Supervisors from five members back to three. I’d like to offer a different perspective based on my experience working in local government. I support keeping five supervisors, and it has nothing to do ...
Across this county, we need eyes to see and ears to hear all 18,000 people in our large heart of Iowa Midwest agricultural area. We need all 5 elected supervisors. I will vote for David Turner and Heather Knebel to protect our land and families. I will vote no to only 3. The United States of ...
My name is Amanda Kriegel, and I have served as Tama County Treasurer since April 2022. I am continuing my candidacy for Treasurer as a write-in candidate in this year’s general election, and I want Tama County residents to know more about my record, my experience and what I hope to ...
I want to encourage the citizens of Tama County to vote yes in November to go from five board members back to three. As someone who has worked for the county for many years with experience with supervisors I would like to share my reasoning. These men and women work hard for our county and care ...
I want to address some misinformation that Heather Knebel put in her Oct. 9th column about representation. With three county supervisors, I represented Toledo, Garwin, Gladbrook and Lincoln with Lincoln being 20 miles from me. With the five-member board, Curt Hilmer has Lincoln at 25 miles ...
Sitting in Spanish class when I was a freshman in high school, I remember the teacher explaining to us what homecoming was really about. She put it quite bluntly, saying something along the lines of “it’s in the name”,and explaining that it’s about alumni coming back to enjoy where ...
Dear Voters of Tama County, In the fall of 2024 you went to the polls and voted to end corruption and financial doom. You wanted to talk and be heard, and have county-wide representation. You voted conservative to keep our Iowa and Tama County safe. You wanted to support a group who was ...
Vote for Berleen Wobeter, not for Dean Fisher. Here is one of many reasons why. Mr. Fisher and his Republican allies have now been completely in charge of state government for almost 10 years. In that time the state budget has gone from surpluses to massive deficits. While the final numbers are ...
September was a very wet month, and we are all very appreciative of a dry forecast for October. Harvest season could be interesting this year. The Board of Supervisors signed a contract to hire an Engineer in Tama County, with a start date of Oct. 5. Thanks to everyone who assisted during ...
Does it ever upset you hearing politicians dodge questions? Have you ever heard someone talk out both sides of their mouth? Does your boss try to keep everyone happy? Despite how unpopular these examples may be, it’s definitely a skill! Being media trained is oftentimes something that a ...