TOLEDO – On Wednesday, April 9, Tama County’s American Legion posts and Auxiliary units hosted the 68th Tama County Government Day, welcoming high school seniors from area school districts to Toledo as part of an annual effort to teach students the importance of county government. As in ...
Monday’s South Tama County board meeting started off with the absence of Beth Wiese and Megan Thissen as roll call was taken by board secretary Katie Mathen. With the board table looking more empty, it was easy to notice high school language arts teacher and girls golf coach Deanna Zmolek, ...
After two years of ongoing struggle and strife, one aspect of the detrimental ordeal of former Toledo Police Officer Kyle Howe is nearing a close. After a brief closed session at Monday's Toledo City Council meeting, a settlement agreement was approved in the Steven Horrigan lawsuit. Horrigan, ...
Many were up after the morning's first bloom to participate in the week's scheduled discord with the county supervisors. One of the more compelling items on the agenda, the report completed and compiled after the human resources audit conducted by PJ Greufe and Associates, was accepted with a ...
TOLEDO – Two point five (2.5) million dollars. That’s the amount in additional project costs NextEra Energy Resources estimates will be incurred per month if their Salt Creek Wind project is delayed this spring due to the uncertainty caused by Tama County’s wind energy conversion ...
The usual constellation of civic minded citizens could be seen enjoying the prosaic discourse of the supervisors meeting that kicks off every week. As per usual with the annual meeting of the supervisors, Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske was up first to give his report. They've been spot ...
MARSHALLTOWN — Volunteer firefighters from several area communities got a rare opportunity to receive local training by the Marshalltown Fire Department through a variety of workshops around Marshalltown on Saturday. Groups worked at a Governor Road property that was acquired for training ...
This week's Tama City Council meeting started with the tepid bang of the mayor's gavel that quieted the assemblage of citizens. First up was a public hearing for and the approval of a resolution to enter into a general obligation corporate purpose loan. This loan is to cover three projects, the ...
TOLEDO – Please join SKIP (Supporting Kids in Prevention), Tama County Public Health & Home Care, and ISU Extension and Outreach to promote Child Abuse Prevention Month this April. The theme this year is “Powered by Hope, Strengthened by Prevention." As part of the annual ...
DES MOINES – The Iowa House this past Tuesday (April 8) passed the state K-12 school funding package for the 2025-2026 school year and sent it to the governor’s desk. Senate File 167, passed 59-36, sets the State Supplemental Aid (SSA) rate at 2%, increasing the per-pupil funding for K-12 ...