This week's City of Tama Council meeting had a rather light agenda that kept them moving right along. The meeting started with public comments of which they had a few, questioning once again the traffic cameras, amongst other topics. Katherine Ollendieck then stood up and gave an Economic ...
TOLEDO - On April 27, the Tama County Master Gardeners planted a Monarch butterfly garden in front of the new mural on the side of the Abstract building In Toledo across from the Court House. The garden will provide season long nectar for butterflies and other pollinators. The late season ...
WATERLOO - The Northeast Iowa Food Bank is extremely grateful for the contributions and success of the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, hosted by the National Association of Letter Carriers. This initiative aims to fight food insecurity across the nation, thus contributing to our mission of ...
CEDAR RAPIDS —The 2024 Kirkwood Community College Commencement Ceremony was held on May 11 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in downtown Cedar Rapids. Area students receiving diplomas include: Tonya Braggs, Associate of Applied Science, of Dysart and Gavin Ward, Diploma, of Elberon.
On Monday, May 21 the STC Middle School held the annual Awards for Academic Excellence ceremony. These awards are presented to students who have gone above and beyond in their coursework and met criteria laid out by different subject groups. Students earned recognition by excelling in the ...
TOLEDO - Grace Community Church, 3098 I Ave., Toledo, is celebrating its 50th year of ministering to the community. This celebration will be on June 2 with a special program starting at 2 p.m. followed by coffee, cookies and fellowship. The guest speaker will be Pastor Paul Schmidtbleicher, ...
In celebration of Soil & Water Stewardship Week 2024, Tama Soil & Water Conservation District donated northern red oak seedlings to 322 sixth graders in the Green Mountain-Garwin, Meskwaki, South Tama, Union, North Tama and Gladbrook-Reinbeck School Districts. This continues Tama ...
This week is the official EMS week. Here is a picture in celebration of all of the local people who are a part of the Emergency Services team in Tama. (Picture Left to Right) Front Row: Amanda Morris-Paramedic, Jordyn Cremeans-Driver, Arianna Sprague-Emt, Jessica Wilkerson-AEMT, RN, Don ...
It has been 232 years since the first amendment of the Bill of Rights was signed into law, enshrining the freedom of speech, religion, press, and so much else into the Constitution. Lately, a new trend among the American people has citizens testing that law with what they call "audits,” and ...