AREA – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in four counties, including Tama County, from Feb. 23 to Feb. 25, 2026. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below. ...
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 ...
DES MOINES – On Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, State Auditor Rob Sand issued a report on his office’s special investigation into the Tama County Human Resources Department — specifically, transactions processed by former HR Director and Insurance Administrator Tamara “Tammy” Wise — and ...
TOLEDO – One of the most interesting parts of the Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, Feb. 2, was a field trip. With their permission slips signed, the majority of the supervisors, along with a few other county employees and the sheriff, went on a guided tour of the old STC ...
TRAER – The North Tama school district is seeking candidates to fill a school board vacancy. The Director District 7 seat opened up late last month following Director David Boldt’s resignation. In an email obtained by the newspaper sent to Board President David Calderwood, Boldt said he ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Board of Supervisors started the Monday, Jan. 26 meeting with the official canvass of the drainage election, but the real meat of the morning came later via a ceremony to officially designate Tama County a Home Base County with the Home Base Iowa (HBI) ...
IOWA – Despite a slight overall increase across the state, average land values in Marshall, Tama and Grundy counties all dropped slightly in 2025 compared to 2024 according to information released by the Iowa State University (ISU) Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) last ...
DES MOINES – Iowa Sens. David Sires (R-Cedar Falls) and Zach Wahls (D-Coralville) told reporters on Wednesday, Jan. 21, there is bipartisan interest in taking action to stop anonymous, corporate influence in Iowa elections. The two senators introduced Senate Joint Resolution 2004, a ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Board of Supervisors gathered on Tuesday, Jan. 20, after having Monday off for Martin Luther King Jr Day. The most interesting item on the agenda was also the most somber – on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske submitted his resignation. ...
TOLEDO – South Tama County Superintendent John Cain addressed the Tama County Board of Supervisors about options regarding the future of the old middle school building in Toledo during the Monday, Jan. 12, regular weekly meeting. Cain said he was there to gauge the county’s interest and ...