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Government

Hiring, resigning, and the dog rules

This week's Tama City Council meeting started with the dogs. A public hearing was held for the dog park ordinance, an act that solidifies the rules of the newly established Tama Dog Park. After approving the ordinance, the council went on to waive the second and third readings. Second up was ...

Discussion, and possibly more discussion

Monday's annual meeting of the county departkent heads was more of a public display of colloquy as much was discussed, but little was acted upon. The first item on the agenda and the only item approved was the courthouse lawn’s use by the Presbyterian Church for an Easter Egg Hunt on April ...

Tama County utility-scale solar development wilts under CSR2 cap

TOLEDO – The development of utility-scale solar in Tama County appears to have wilted in the late winter sun. There was a notable lack of public attendance at the most recent meeting of the Tama County Zoning Commission on March 4, with only six audience seats occupied – a sixfold ...

‘Pick up your s***’

Another officer was sworn in at this week's Toledo City Council meeting. Anthony Rodriguez, who worked for the Toledo Police Department for some time a couple of years back, has been hired back on part-time. Rodriguez’s starting wage will be $27 an hour. The other agenda item was the ...

All naturalist

As the small faction of present locals chatted among themselves before this week's supervisor's meeting, others joined to watch the event via the public livestream for the first time. This week's meeting had a miniature agenda compared to previous weeks, which kept things short and sweet. Also, ...

Tama County Women, Land & Legacy to host mushroom foraging event in Traer

TRAER – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 52nd event: “Into the Wild: Safe Mushroom Foraging.” The event will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at Traer Public Library’s Kupka Cultural Center, 531 Second Street. Registration and dessert will begin at 6:30 p.m. with ...

Explore campground hosting at Iowa state parks and forests

IOWA – The Iowa DNR is actively searching for top-notch volunteers who love to camp and enjoy meeting people to serve as campground hosts for the 2025 camping season at several state parks and forests. Campground hosts serve as welcoming guides to the park by checking in campers, answering ...

Tama SWCD Scholarship winner announced

TAMA — Congratulations to Josey Wacha of rural Tama. Wacha is this year's recipient of Tama Soil & Water Conservation District's $1,000 High School Scholarship and is the daughter of Bryan and Angela Wacha. She is finishing her senior year at South Tama County High School before heading ...

Iowa DNR to begin annual spring burning

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will be conducting prescribed burns this spring on wildlife management areas managed by the Iowa DNR’s Iowa River – Otter Creek Unit in Tama, Iowa, Benton and Mahaska counties. Areas scheduled for prescribed burns include the Iowa River Corridor in ...