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Tama County News

Tama County SKIP hosts successful free movie nights

TRAER – Tama County SKIP (Supporting Kids in Prevention), Tama County Public Health & Home Care, and ISU Extension and Outreach collaborated with the Traer Theatre to provide an evening out for families on April 23. Families were able to attend the movie and receive admission, small ...

Tama County’s zoning administrator/weed commissioner resigns

TOLEDO – Tama County is in need of a new Zoning Administrator. With an overcast sky abundant with heavy clouds, the weekly Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, April 21, was well attended with a possible closed session on the agenda – a session that instead remained wide ...

Get ready for an unforgettable summer of adventure with Tama County 4-H!

TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H is gearing up for an action-packed summer filled with exciting activities for youth of all ages! And you do not have to be a 4-H member to attend! Whether you're eager to explore the great outdoors, try something new, or make lasting memories with friends, this ...

Tama County Fair Queen call for candidates

Miss Amaya Peterson, 2024 Tama County Fair Queen has been representing Tama County at fair activities, parades and other activities throughout the year. Her reign will soon be coming to an end. Peterson is the daughter of Loni and James Droigk of Gladbrook. She attended Gladbrook-Reinbeck ...

‘Stop the Bleed’ kits prepared for area school districts

​​TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health & Home Care (TCPH&HC) recently received $19,203.60 for Stop the Bleed (STB) kits from Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) funding for emergency and response through the Central Iowa Health Care Coalition. The grant funds are being ...

Tama County named in two additional lawsuits, bringing total to four

Telegraph Note: This story will publish in the Friday, May 2 print edition of the newspaper. TOLEDO – And then there were four. Last week, Tama County added two more lawsuits to its docket, bringing the total number of petitions filed against the County in recent months to at least four. ...

An Arbor Day Special: Remembering ‘The Larches’ near Buckingham

Arbor Day is a national holiday that recognizes the importance of trees. It is celebrated on the last Friday of April – today, April 25 – and is commemorated by planting trees. Arbor Day is credited to Julious Sterling Morton, a zealous lover of trees, who settled on 160 acres of ...

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 ...

In the Sky: May

May will be an exciting month in the sky. As May begins, brilliant Venus and bright Saturn will be close together low in the eastern predawn sky with Mercury near the eastern horizon and probably hard to spot without binoculars. As the month progresses, Mercury will drop quickly toward the Sun, ...