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Groundbreaking held for new Dysart pickleball courts

DYSART – The Dysart Pickleball Organization (DPO) along with city leaders and local contractors held a groundbreaking ceremony for the City’s new pickleball courts on Tuesday, April 15, in Dysart City Park following a race to the finish by DPO members to secure more than $50,000 in ...

Master Gardeners to distribute free tree seedlings May 3 in Toledo, Traer

TAMA COUNTY – Tama County Master Gardeners will be in two communities on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to noon (or as quantities last) distributing native tree seedlings to the public. Stop by the Tama Library in Tama or the TMU parking lot in Traer to receive two seedlings per household at ...

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 ...