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Sourdough Workshop set for May 29 in Toledo

TOLEDO – Learn all the basics of baking with a sourdough starter at a Sourdough Workshop on May 29 at 6 p.m. The workshop will be offered at the Tama County Iowa State University Extension and Outreach office in Toledo. Holly Van Heel, a human sciences educator with ISU Extension and ...

Public invited to Arbor Day celebration at D-G Elementary

DYSART – The annual Dysart Arbor Day celebration and tree planting will take place at Dysart-Geneseo Elementary on Friday, April 25, at 2:15 p.m. A shade tree will be planted west of the new playground behind the school building. Dysart is again a Tree City USA, and the new Tree City Flag ...

News & notes from Tama County Supervisors April 7 meeting

TOLEDO – The usual constellation of civic minded citizens turned out for the Monday, April 7, meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors. As per usual, Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske was up first to give his report. They've been spot rocking, Daleske reported, as well as hauling ...

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

TOLEDO – Please join SKIP (Supporting Kids in Prevention), Tama County Public Health & Home Care, and ISU Extension and Outreach to promote Child Abuse Prevention Month this April. The theme this year is “Powered by Hope, Strengthened by Prevention." As part of the annual ...

Tama County taxpayers speak out on rates, assessments during public hearings

TOLEDO – The Tama County Board of Supervisors held two public hearings recently to hear from citizens about proposed property tax levies. The first hearing was held at the Toledo Reinig Center on the evening of March 25, while the second took place on Monday, March 31, before the regular ...

Tama County Public Health & Home Services to remain fully operational

TOLEDO – The Tama County Board of Supervisors and Tama County Public Health & Home Care are pleased to announce that, despite necessary budget adjustments, they will continue to provide services as they have been to All Tama County residents. All public health and home health services ...

Iowa Veterans Home will not be impacted by federal VA cuts

MARSHALLTOWN – The Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) is not going to be impacted by proposed cuts to the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) workforce. An internal VA memo was revealed at the beginning of March. The goal is to reduce the size of the workforce to less than 400,000 by cutting ...

Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting

TOLEDO – The Tama County Board of Supervisors started off with a quick, time-sensitive, motion and approval on Monday, March 24. First up, before much else, board members approved withdrawing from the opioid PBM litigation. Counties with 50,000 or less in population are withdrawing from the ...