Now that Thanksgiving, the traditional end to Iowa’s construction season, has come and gone, it’s time to reflect on a big highway milestone that passed with zero fanfare. In fact, its exact date could have gone unknown had the author not been driving to Des Moines at the right ...

TAMA COUNTY — In a social media post Monday morning, the Tama County Sheriff’s Office reported a ‘close call’ when a vehicle hit a snowplow with its wing blade out on Highway 30 near the Marshall County line. “Thankfully, everyone is okay, but it's a good reminder to be extra ...

TOLEDO - After waking up to a county blanketed in a dove white fluffy coating of snow, the usual Monday morning group of government conscious citizens sullied the fallen snowflakes with their footprints as they came out to attend this week's supervisors meeting. Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske ...

TAMA - The Tama City Council knocked the newly fallen snow off the bottoms of their shoes and started the meeting as the sun sat on a chilly Monday night. The first item on the agenda that tapped the ball and got things rolling down the pike was the contract for the 5th Street realignment. The ...

TOLEDO — This week's Toledo City Council meeting had only one agenda item, but that single item drew an excited crowd. Young and bright-eyed Igor Dias was sworn in by Mayor Brian Sokol to the Toledo Police Department, after which Chief Dan Quigley pinned a brand new badge to the ...

Discussions were aplenty at Monday’s board meeting. Kicking off the meeting was Elizabeth Dolezal re-elected as board president and Rick Hopper selected to be vice-president. After swearing in, the meeting moved to discussions and presentations. Sam Peska presented as the director of student ...

TOLEDO — Many braved the chilly weather this Monday morning, trooping through the blustery new-day air to view this week's Supervisors meeting. The meeting started, as it does every week, with the Tama County Engineer's report. The bridge crew is finishing up their projects; last week, ...

OTTER CREEK NATURE CENTER – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting an open house on Dec. 12, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Tama County Nature Center–Otter Creek Lake and Park, 2283 County Park Road, in Toledo, to discuss the habitat management, recreation use, forest ...

TOLEDO – In what has become a multiyear saga mired in controversy, the developers behind Salt Creek Wind (SCW) – the latest iteration of a central Tama County commercial wind energy project – might finally begin construction following the outcome of a contentious Tama County Zoning ...

TAMA – Lying on the floor in front of the audience of this week's Tama City Council meeting was a special guest: Creed, a four-legged, tail wagging, K-9 officer was present to be sworn into the Tama Police Department with his partner Logan Andrews. After swearing in the two, Tama Mayor ...