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Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting

TOLEDO – In the drizzle of Monday morning on Oct. 6, the usual crowd made their way to the Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting to discuss the big issues, which this week mostly concerned the roads department. Starting off the meeting was none other than Tama County Engineer Ben ...

Tama County Legion and Auxiliary to meet Oct. 28

TOLEDO – The Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary joint meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Toledo Post Home at 1:30 in the afternoon. This will be our Memorial Service so please get your list of deceased members during the last year to Lorraine Vileta before the meeting.

Tama Co. Cancer Committee fundraiser set for this Sunday

DYSART – The Tama County Cancer Committee (formerly Relay for Life) will be sponsoring a fundraising drive-by beefburger event at the Dysart Lions Club concessions stand located in Dysart City Park this Sunday, October 19, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Beefburgers, chips, cookie/bar, and a ...

Huston Danker sentenced to life without parole for murder of Ryan Cooper

TOLEDO — Huston William Danker was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 3, to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the June 2021 death of Ryan Cooper. The sentencing took place Friday morning in Tama County District Court, ...

‘Quality over quantity local care’

TRAER – While Tama County has long boasted several options for physical therapy, until recently there was a lack of care provided by a clinician who both lived and worked in the community – that is until North Tama alumna Dr. Shellina (née Hayek) Herink hung a shingle this past summer ...

Civil War comes to Clark’s Park

TRAER – As the 21st century starts its second quarter, the number of people interested in portraying and imitating the lives of those from the middle of the 19th — specifically, Civil War re-enactors — is shrinking. “This is a dying art form,” Krystyna Jones said. Jones is chair ...

The show may not go on much longer…

DYSART – Have you enjoyed local theater in Dysart? Wolf Creek Players needs your help breathing air back into the organization! Wolf Creek Players is currently in need of actors, actresses, backstage help (including before, during, and after plays), board members, financial contributions, ...

Traer Historical Museum offers thanks

TRAER - Thank You, Traer Community Foundation! Thank You, City of Traer! Thank You, Museum Patrons! With the help of these three groups, the Traer Historical Museum’s immediate need to replace the old heat/AC system recently became a reality. On Sept. 7, Champion Enterprises installed a ...

Ryan Hosek receives Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award

STORM LAKE – Ryan Hosek of Traer recently received the Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award. The award was given to nine Buena Vista University business students and nine science students for the 2025 academic year. The awards, which range up to $10,000, were created by two separate ...