TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H is gearing up for an exciting celebration of National 4-H Week, taking place October 5–11. The National 4-H theme this year is ‘Beyond Ready: Building a Ready Generation in a World of Change’ which perfectly captures the energy and ambition of local youth who ...
TOLEDO – During the Monday, Sept. 15 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting, the supervisors approved a small list of relatively routine items prior to the marathon discussion and eventual split vote on Salt Creek Wind Phase II. The board voted unanimously to reduce the speed limit to 35 ...
TOLEDO – For a man of few words, Ryan Cooper’s family members offered up many of their own as part of two powerful victim impact statements made during Karina Sue Cooper’s sentencing hearing which took place last Friday, more than two months after she was found guilty of first-degree ...
TOLEDO - Commercial wind energy development in Tama County has hit another wall. This past Monday, Sept. 15, the Tama County Board of Supervisors was expected to take action on several agenda items related to the Salt Creek Wind Phase II project including the following: -Approve ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – With Otter Creek Lake at last full following the restoration project that completed in 2023, Tama County Conservation is more than ready to welcome the public to its family-oriented Fall Fest on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 1-5 p.m. “Our goal is to provide a fun, ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society is excited to announce the successful completion of the next phase of its ongoing newspaper preservation and digitization project, making historic newspapers from the earliest days of Tama County to 1960 freely available online for the public to ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “6-on-6 Girls Basketball in Iowa” on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St., Toledo. For most of the 20th century, Iowa was known for its devotion to a unique form of women’s sport known as 6-on-6 ...
TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, Sept. 8, was standing room only, with many loitering in the hall just to have an idea of what was transpiring in the main room. The crowd was mainly split into two, like a scene out of West Side Story, although lacking ...
TRAER – A North Tama teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave while the district conducts an investigation into a recent social media post regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “I am writing to provide an update regarding a personnel matter in ...
Editor's Note: This story is publishing online ahead of the Friday, Sept. 19 print edition in advance of tomorrow's (Monday, Sept. 15) Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. TOLEDO – In roughly 12 hours time, the future of Salt Creek Wind Phase II – the second and final phase of the ...