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Going with the flow

DYSART – On a recent Thursday morning in July, in the soggy back parking lot of Union Middle School, Tama-Benton Cooperative general manager and school board president Ben Schemmel convened a group of agriculture, business, school, and government leaders, but not to talk corn, beans, or ...

Traer Council removes remaining TMU trustees; appoints new five-member slate

TRAER – It’s lights on again so to speak at the Traer Municipal Utilities (TMU) Board following the Traer City Council’s removal of the remaining two trustees and the appointment of a new five-member slate. During the Monday, Aug. 4 monthly council meeting, a public hearing was held to ...

Ollendieck hired to lead new Toledo Economic Development

TOLEDO – Economic Development has been a touchy subject in Tama County in 2025. Earlier this year, the Tama County Board of Supervisors approved a drastic cut to the department's budget. Another change came when longtime director Katherine Ollendieck resigned from her position. With little ...

Dysart’s 2nd annual National Night Out a roaring success

DYSART – In the words of the event’s organizer, Dysart Police Officer Jeremy Stenda, the 2nd annual Dysart National Night Out held on Tuesday, Aug. 5 in City Park “did not disappoint.” “Our law enforcement, fire, EMS, dispatch, business owners, and citizens are truly the best,” ...

Supervisors address secondary road conditions

TOLEDO – During the Monday, Aug. 4 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors discussed the condition of the county’s roads and vowed to work toward ensuring better outcomes going forward. As part of his report early in the meeting, County Engineer Ben Daleske told ...

‘Batch and build’ project to start construction in Tama, Grundy counties

IOWA – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently announced construction is starting on a “batch and build” water quality project in Tama and Grundy Counties. This project, led by Heartland Co-op, will include the installation of 14 saturated buffers and four bioreactors. These ...

Settlement with Salt Creek Wind approved

Telegraph Note: This story will publish in the Friday, Aug. 8 print edition of the Telegraph. TOLEDO - This week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting saw a pivotal turn in the epic wind turbine saga. After years of fighting, litigation, and back-and-forth, the supervisors agreed to ...

Salt Creek debate boils over at lengthy Board of Supervisors’ meeting

TOLEDO – The Monday, July 14 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors was like a family dinner – several hours long, filled with conflict, and everyone and their uncle got to give their two cents on the issues. The main subject of the day was once again wind. The county took a ...