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Election

Democracy under fire

What was predicted to be a fairly ho-hum election day in Dysart on Tuesday — as most voters in the Geneseo/Clark precinct reside in the Union school district which did not have a ballot measure — turned out to be anything but due to a fire breaking out. Around 11:30 a.m. while most ...

Special Election 2023: North Tama bond referendum narrowly fails by six votes

North Tama’s $14.25 million bond referendum fell just short of the 60% supermajority necessary during the special election held on Tuesday – six more votes and the first public measure would have passed. “The North Tama Board of Education and administration would like to thank our ...

Fish with a side of civics

As a steady line of folks queued up last Friday evening in the Traer Fire station for a heaping helping of fish and fries, next door at City Hall another queue was forming to vote as part of the March 7 special election. The idea to hold early satellite voting during the Feb. 24 fish fry ...

Approved bond would address key facility needs in North Tama Schools

On Tuesday, March 7, residents of the North Tama County Community School District will vote on a bond issue. If it is approved, the district will move ahead on a series of key facility projects to address our schools’ most significant needs. The proposed projects include an east ...

Four Tama Co. school districts set to hold special elections March 7

March 7 will be a busy day for Tama County Elections Administrator Karen Rohrs as four schools with boundaries in the county hold special elections including North Tama, Benton Community, GMG, and Hawkeye Community College. Benton Community includes roughly six sections of the northeast ...

North Tama County board approves bond question for March 7 ballot

At its Monday meeting, the North Tama County Board of Education approved a bond issue question that will appear on the ballot Tuesday, March 7, 2023. If voters approve the bond, the district will move forward on a series of projects to address our most significant facility needs. These ...

Ethics complaint against Wulf tossed

An ethics complaint filed against Representative-elect Derek Wulf (R-Hudson) has been dismissed by the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. During the Nov. 16 meeting of the six-member board which, as part of its work, oversees enforcement of Iowa’s Campaign Disclosure Act and ...

Tama Co. General Election Results

The complete results of the Nov. 8 general election in Tama County are printed below. The following candidates were elected to seats. County Supervisor District 1: Curt Hilmer County Treasurer: Amanda Kriegel County Recorder: Amelia Kemper County Attorney: Brent Heeren Soil & ...

Back to 1934 – Tama Co. voters say ‘yes’ to five supervisors

Tama County voters overwhelmingly passed a public measure during Tuesday night’s midterm election to return the county to a form of government not experienced since 1934 – five county supervisors. Public Measure TX – “The number of Tama County Supervisors shall be increased from three ...

Wyatt concedes election in race for HD76

Telegraph note: Wyatt's campaign released the following statement just after 10:30. p.m. on Election Night, Tuesday, Nov. 8. With the final results of the 2022 election reported, Kate Wyatt, democratic candidate for Iowa House District 76, has conceded. “I want to thank everyone who ...