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Marking the new year on the right foot

UNION GROVE STATE PARK – Fierce western winds certainly did not make it easy to start 2025 on the right foot with a ‘First Day Hike’ at one of Iowa’s more than 40 participating state parks and forests but several groups of hikers bravely took on the challenge last Wednesday at Union ...

North Tama Community School District annual financial audit released

TRAER – The annual audit report on the North Tama County Community School District was released on Dec. 9, 2024, by Nolte, Cornman & Johnson, P.C. Financial highlights include: –The District's revenues totaled $7,865,297 for the year ended June 30, 2023 – a 3.6% increase from the ...

Tama County Women, Land & Legacy to host upcoming ancient grains event

TOLEDO – Join Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) for its 51st event, “Baking from the Earth: Ancient Grains.” The event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 16, in State Bank of Toledo’s Community Room (103 S. Broadway Street, Toledo). Registration and dessert will begin at 6:30 p.m. ...

Demo license plate readers installed in Traer, Gladbrook locations

TRAER – Smile, you’re on ‘license plate reader’ camera! Folks driving in and out of Traer via US 63 on the north side in recent weeks may have noticed a peculiar black camera aimed toward the highway. According to the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, the camera fitted with a couple of ...

Conservation director, HR administrator terminate 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 ...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

PLAINS, Ga. – President Jimmy Carter, the only Georgian to ever occupy the White House, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, after spending over a year in hospice care. Carter, who turned 100 on Oct. 1 and is the longest-lived president in American history, died at his home in Plains Sunday ...

New crop of county officials take oath of office

TOLEDO – This past Monday just shy of 9 a.m. in the Tama County Courthouse’s main courtroom, four of the county’s new crop of supervisors along with Tama County Sheriff-elect Casey Schmidt (R-Dysart) and Tama County Auditor-elect Karen Rohrs (R-Toledo) were administered the oath of ...

​​Bowman and Miller, P.C. releases Tama County audit report

TOLEDO – On Dec. 13, Bowman and Miller, P.C. released Tama County’s annual audit of financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2024. Financial highlights from the report include: –The County's revenue totaled $25,804,910 for the year ended June 30, 2024 – a 9.9% ...

Tama County supervisors remove proposed HR contract from meeting agenda

TOLEDO – With Christmas just around the corner, the usual grouping of locals gathered for last week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting along with several others. With people packed into the meeting room like presents in a stocking, the main topic on everyone's mind on Dec. 23 was the ...