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Government

Waterworks

TAMA - This week's Tama City Council meeting saw a couple of empty seats behind the big desk and Mayor Pro Tem Kristy Eisentrager running the show. The first item on the agenda was a water shut-off on 5th Street. The owner stated at the meeting that after finding a water leak on his personal ...

A speedy STC school board meeting

At Monday’s board meeting, the transfers of Ben Adams and Scott Bolen were made official. From the current Middle School Principal and Assistant Principal, Adams and Bolen will fill these same roles at the high school beginning next school year. Chelsea Ahrens was approved to move from high ...

Tama County Public Health rolls into 2025

TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health & Home Care is literally on a roll in 2025. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tama County was awarded American Rescue Plan Act funds to be used specifically for public health. To that end, Tama County Public Health (TCPH) supported a variety of programs ...

The shopping list

When the clock struck five with its balled fists on Monday, the Toledo City Council meeting was called to order. First up on the agenda was a raise to the salaries of the EMS workers. The council approved a raise that would cost the city approximately $8,000. The council approved moving ...

The new public comment rules

As the sun stretched and yawned and rose in the east to shine down on another chilly winter day, the usual faces gathered for this week's Supervisors meeting. The meeting started, like it often does, with the engineer's report. The main point of interest being that they took care of the bit of ...

Ag Pest Control and Seed Treatment Course set for Feb. 19

TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Tama County will host an Ag Pest Control and Seed Treatment Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. The program, provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety ...

Culvert affairs

With the sun starting its daily decline citizens gathered for the Tama City Council meeting. First up on the agenda was a culvert project. The council approved a payment of approximately $13,000 for the work done on the culvert. This price was reduced by $68,000 due to the culvert needing to be ...

Supervisors discuss relationships with county attorney, other boards

TOLEDO - As the bitterly cold winter air had everyone bundled up with mittens and scarves, blowing little clouds in the frigid temperatures, citizens made their way to this week's Tama County supervisors meeting. One of the most interesting agenda items this week was to discuss the ...

Winds of change

TOLEDO – The winds of change are sweeping through Tama County government. It has been roughly three years since members of the local coalition Tama County Against Turbines (TCAT) first started asking the then three-member Tama County Board of Supervisors to enact a moratorium on commercial ...