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 ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – The regular September meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation was both long and, at times, contentious as the body led by Director Curtis Behrens worked through a number of agenda items including planning for the upcoming Fall Fest, an offer of ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Extension received a $4,450 grant to support their Power of Produce (PoP) program. The grant is provided through FCSAmerica’s Working Here Fund. The Working Here Fund grant will support the Power of Produce program at the Toledo farmer’s market. Children can visit ...
TOLEDO – The Tuesday, Sept. 2 weekly meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors started out with criticism of the Salt Creek Wind Phase II Development Agreement. Zoning Administrator Laura Wilson and Doug Dvorak of the Zoning Commission were two to speak up about the deal. The ...
AMES – Iowa educators wanting to do a deep dive into finance topics but need flexibility have until Oct. 21 to register for “Small Change: Building Financial Security for Educators.” This Iowa State University Extension and Outreach blended course starts Tuesday, Oct. 28, with an ...
TOLEDO – The former Tama County human resources manager and insurance administrator who claims she was wrongfully terminated by the new board of supervisors and the outside HR specialist they hired will take her arguments to court in a jury trial next August, according to publicly available ...
AMES – The La Porte-Dysart FFA Chapter traveled to Ames last month for the annual Iowa FFA Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event where senior Jillian Hanson earned a top-10 placement individually out of 163 participating members from across 51 chapters. During the Aug. 23 event held ...