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Supervisors no longer interested in converting old STC middle school into jail

TOLEDO – In stark contrast to the previous meeting, only about seven people showed up for the Monday, Feb. 16 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Although the popular subject of public health was touched on briefly by one citizen during public comment, the supervisors had other items on ...

Fisher not supportive of bills removing vaccine requirements

DES MOINES – Vaccines have gotten some attention from the Iowa Legislature this year. One bill — House File (HF) 2287 — proposes banning the sale, distribution and administration of vaccines unless manufacturers give up federal liability immunity. A subcommittee recommended passage of the ...

Public Health budget takes center stage at supervisors meeting

TOLEDO – People were sitting, standing, and loitering in the hall; it was the largest crowd the Tama County Board of Supervisors had garnered in a couple of months. Nearly all of the citizens who sardined themselves into the meeting room on Monday, Feb. 9, were attending the meeting for one ...

Grassley announces staff traveling office hours in Tama County

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.   ...

County parties caucus as part of midterm organizing

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 County Supervisors tour old STC middle school

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 ...

North Tama seeks candidates for school board appointment

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 ...