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TOLEDO — Back in 2022, the nonprofit Toledo Economic Development corporation stepped in to purchase a pair of historic but deteriorating downtown buildings that had once housed the Horbach Furniture store for around three decades. Now, with the help of some major state and local grants, ...

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 ...

Tama County Conservation seeks new board member

OTTER CREEK – Tama County Conservation not only needs a new naturalist following last month’s termination of Raina Genaw, the department is now also on the hunt for a new board member. During the Wednesday, Jan. 8 regular meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation held at Otter ...

Cain proposes administrative switch at school board meeting

After exactly a month from the last meeting, the STC School Board had plenty to get to on Monday night. High school assistant principal Amy Karg’s resignation was approved for the end of the 2024-2025 school year. This is Karg’s third year as assistant principal with the district. ...

Swaying into the Livestream

TOLEDO - Citizens awoke Monday to a winter morning covered in frost. Braving the chilly air in knit caps and mittens, the usual group made their way to the week's supervisors meeting. The public comment time kicked off the meeting with last week's wind moratorium being the main subject. A ...

Sidewalkin’ into a new year

TOLEDO - As the sun started to dim and duck behind the western horizon, the Toledo Council meeting kicked off on Monday evening. First up on the agenda was the Hometown Action Team, which has been working to secure a Safe Routes to School grant. Much discussion was had, and a few council ...

The new reign

TOLEDO - A cold breeze welcomed the first Monday of the new year, and as boots met the snow and slush under the bright morning glow, waves of citizens went to observe the first regular Tama County Supervisors meeting under the new five-member board, which includes newcomers Mark Doland, ...

Conservation director, HR administrator terminate Tama County naturalist

TOLEDO – Barely 18 months into her tenure, Tama County has parted ways with its now-former naturalist, Raina Genaw. In a message to the newspaper on Dec. 14, Genaw, a Maquoketa native, said she was terminated from employment on Dec. 2 by HR Administrator Tammy Wise and Conservation Director ...