DES MOINES – The filing window for Iowa’s 2026 primary elections for state and federal offices closed Friday, March 13, at 5 p.m. Candidates who filed their Affidavit of Candidacy and nomination petitions in time will appear on the Tuesday, June 2, primary ballot for their respective ...
ALBION — Wade Dooley, a Democrat and sixth generation Marshall County farmer, announced on Wednesday, March 10, that he will end his campaign for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Citing the all-consuming nature of a statewide race, Dooley said he needed to put family first, ...
TAMA COUNTY – Want to become a Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Commissioner, give back to your community and have a positive impact on Iowa’s land, water and people? Seats for two (2) Tama SWCD commissioners will be found on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot, ...
TRAER – State Sen. David Sires, right, whose district includes Traer, attended North Tama’s high school addition and athletic area grand opening here on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Following the ceremony that evening, he presented an Iowa flag and a U.S. flag to board president David ...
AREA – Tama County Republicans and Democrats caucused separately in several locations on the evening of Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, including at Gladbrook City Centre where half a dozen Republicans gathered to elect delegates for upcoming county and state conventions, submit party platform planks ...
TAMA – Zach Wahls, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and his staff succeeded in making a cold snowy day in January feel friendly and family-like as 22 guests were invited to sit with him around a table on Jan. 17 for a campaign stop at El Cerrito restaurant in Tama. Wahls asked for ...
TOLEDO – Thirty-plus people gathered on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, to experience Republican Adam Steen, candidate for Iowa governor, at his campaign stop held in Toledo at Holy Grounds Coffee. The event was hosted by local Iowa House Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour) and started off ...
TOLEDO – It’s the start of the political season and Lindsay James, Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 2nd congressional district – which includes Tama and Grundy counties – showed up for her planned campaign event Dec. 13, 2025, at the Toledo Public Library despite near whiteout ...
IOWA FALLS – Rural Buckeye native Annette Sweeney has announced her re-election candidacy for Iowa Senate District #27, which encompasses all of Hardin, Grundy, Poweshiek, much of Tama, and a portion of Black Hawk counties. With the enthusiastic support of her family Annette looks forward ...
The Dysart City Council, Union school board, and North Tama school board will all be swearing in some new faces following the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 city-school election. Tama County voter turnout for the 2025 city-school election was 25.39%. According to the Iowa Secretary of State’s ...