At Monday night’s school board meeting, many veteran teachers occupied public comments voicing their support for the cash-in-lieu of insurance benefit program that has been the subject of debate amongst the board in recent weeks. Speaking first was Joy Schirmer, an instructional coach ...
Monday saw a contentious meeting between the public and the Tama Council. There were technically two meetings on Monday: the first was a public hearing for the proposed tax rate, and the other was a work session for the council. The main topics of discourse between the council and the public ...
TOLEDO – Last week Friday at 5 p.m. the county filing deadline passed for Iowa’s Tuesday, June 2, 2026 primary election. The offices of Tama County treasurer, recorder, and attorney, as well as two seats on the Board of Supervisors, will be on the ballot locally. The deadline for written ...
The snow had melted away, taking with it the last remnants of a lingering winter; the seasons were changing, the sun was shining, and it was again Monday, time for the Tama County Supervisors meeting. If you were going to miss any Supervisors meeting, this was the one to miss, as very little ...
DES MOINES — After more than a decade in the Iowa House of Representatives, Rep. Dean Fisher has no plans of stepping away. “I am running again in 2026,” Fisher said. “I filed my paperwork.” Now in his 14th year in office, the Republican lawmaker says his path to the legislature ...
It was approved to call in the state auditor to look into discrepancies at this week’s Tama City Council meeting. This has come about because a council member had requested information that the city attorney, Thomas Hillers, who has since resigned for unrelated reasons, said they couldn’t ...
For the second time in less than three years, the mayor of Tama has resigned. Mayor Brian Hanus put in his resignation on Wednesday, March 4. The letter of resignation read, “Due to the fact that certain members of the City Council believe that they can run everything the way they want, I ...
Monday’s Toledo City Council meeting, local Rodney See was sworn in to the Toledo Police Department. Officer See is pictured here with Toledo Police Chief Dan Quigley.
TAMA/GRUNDY COUNTIES – State and local conservation leaders gathered in rural Tama and Grundy counties earlier this week to highlight ongoing efforts aimed at improving Iowa’s water quality through a combination of agricultural conservation practices and partnerships between private ...
This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting was mostly a closed session. The closed session was to meet with legal counsel. Once out of closed session, the supervisors gave this week's Roads Report, which stated they’ve been cutting brush and removing the snow equipment. They’ve been ...