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Tri-County Community Band returns for 2025 Performance

TOLEDO – The Tri-County Community Band will begin rehearsals once again for its annual performance at the Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival set for Friday, May 16, at the Tama Civic Center. If you have a musical background, you are encouraged to attend rehearsals on Monday evenings beginning ...

Poweshiek County Democrats to host public forum with statehouse trio

GRINNELL — The Poweshiek County Democrats will host a public forum featuring three Democratic members of the Iowa House of Representatives on Thursday, April 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Drake Community Library in Grinnell. Representatives Adam Zabner (D-Iowa City), Elinor Levin (D-Iowa City), ...

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 ...

Traer Chamber to host annual Girls’ Night Out, Easter Egg Hunt in April

TRAER – The Traer Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to host two popular, annual events in April including Girls’ Night Out and the Easter Egg Hunt. First up, Girls’ Night Out will take place on Thursday, April 17, from 4-8:30 p.m. The event is being billed as a “progressive shop and ...

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 ...

Grassley kicks off 45th annual ‘99 County Tour’

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently kicked off his 45th consecutive year of meeting face-to-face with Iowans in every county. Grassley began his annual 99 county meetings on Wednesday, March 19, in Grundy County with a tour of a local business, followed by a ...