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Outdoor Adventure Kids Camp set for July 11

Kids completing grades 4-8 are invited to participate in a fun-filled day outdoors at the Outdoor Adventure Kids Camp on Thursday, July 11. The classes will be held from 8:30 am to 3 pm at Otter Creek Park in Toledo, IA.Kids will choose four classes from 12 different options at a cost of just ...

Healthy walk is Friday, May 31 at Toledo Park

Northeast Iowa Area Agency is sponsoring Our Aging, Active and Alive Walks this Friday, May 31, at the Toledo City Park on West Ross Street beginning at 10 a.m.The walks are free and people of all ages are encouraged to participate.

Facts about Memorial Day

The facts and information which follows is OPERATION WE ARE'S efforts to re-educate and reinform Americans regarding the importance of Memorial Day and provide meaningful ways to honor the fallen.Memorial Day is a national holiday set aside to honor military service members who died fighting in ...

Anne Michael- Tama Citizen of the Year

2019 Tama Citizen of the Year Anne Michael waves while riding in the Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival parade in downtown Tama on Saturday, May 18.Watch For More Bridge Festival Coverage Coming in the May 31 issue of The Tama News-Herald.

List summer events sponsored by Tama County 4-H

ISU Extension and Outreach, Tama County 4-H, will be hosting several events this summer that all youth are invited to participate in."Art in the Park" day camp is for those youth having completed Kindergarten-Third grades.This camp will be held on the following dates and locations: June 24 ...

Tama’s Memorial Day Avenue of Flags

A project to honor the military men and women who had made sacrifices for us and our Nation began in 1966. American Legion and VFW auxiliary and post members started the Avenue of Flags project under the leadership of Molly McNall. Families of veterans could donate the burial casket flags and a ...

Coffee with the Cops Saturday in Toledo

Officers of the Toledo Police Department will be hosting Coffee with the Cops this Saturday, May 25, from 9-11 a.m. at the Toledo Public Library, 206 E. High St.The public in invited to share morning coffee and conservation with members of the force.

Events begin Friday for the Memorial Day observance

Traditional Memorial Day services and some added plans are being undertaken for the Memorial Day weekend at Toledo, Tama, Chelsea and Vining.The Toledo American Legion is seeking help putting up small flags on veterans' graves at Woodlawn Cemetery at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 24 and the Avenue of ...

Tama County Fair Queen applications now available

The Tama County Fair Queen Committee is taking applications for the 2019 Tama County Fair Queen. The contest is open to girls who are at least 16 years of age and not more than 21 on August 8, 2019.The Tama County Fair Queen Contest is judged in three distinct areas: Personality, Community ...

Anne Michael is chosen 2019 Tama Citizen of the Year

"What do you think when nine firefighters and a fire truck roll up to your house on a Friday night and you're on your hands and knees covered in dirt in the garden in the backyard," Anne Michael asks.Well, she soon found out- it was members of the Tama Firefighters Association who had just ...