A direct ballot initiative specific to all Tama County voters was passed in Tuesday's election with overwhelming support. The measure was to make EMS an essential service of the county and creating a 75 cent levy to fund the program. To be implemented the measure needed a total of 60% ...
TRAER – Brick dedications are again being offered as part of the Taylor Park Military Memorial in an effort to add a new battlefield cross to the site. Traer resident Dahn Kennedy, founder of the “Hometown Hearts” Project, is spearheading the effort for the City of Traer much as she did ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – A woman who stole over $450,000 from a family‑owned business was sentenced Oct. 30, 2024, to two years in federal prison. Leann Marie Rouse, 51, from Toledo, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 31, 2024 guilty plea to one count of wire fraud. Evidence disclosed ...
GLADBROOK – The Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary held a Memorial Service at their county meeting in Gladbrook on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Lorraine Vileta, center, Tama County Vice-President/Chaplain led the memorial service with Maurice McWhirter reading the deceased Legionnaires names and ...
TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Tama County office will host a Pest Control Operators Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education ...
TOLEDO – As the sun floated over the horizon and the clouds parted on Monday, Oct. 21, the usual gang of folks gathered for the weekly Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Like every week, Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske gave his report, kicking off the meeting. The Engineer said that ...
GARWIN – Words on Wellness (WOW) LIVE! Is a monthly program that promotes a healthy lifestyle. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Garwin Public Library to discuss relevant topics and sample a healthy recipe. Discussion is led by Cheryl Bruene from Iowa State ...
DYSART – Ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, Tama-Grundy Publishing sent questionnaires to all the local candidates in contested statehouse races. This week we feature responses from those running for Iowa House District 76 which includes the communities of Traer, Dysart, and Buckingham ...
TOLEDO – After spending almost all of her adult life working – starting out at 17 as a rural country school teacher and only retiring from Toledo City Hall in her mid 80s – lifelong Toledo resident Shirley Otterman joined the much-revered centenarian club on Wednesday, Oct. 23. And ...
TOLEDO – It may be ‘October’ but news that Mark Doland, Republican nominee for Tama County Supervisor District 4, previously resigned from his position as a Mahaska County supervisor will be no ‘surprise’ to many. In a letter to the editor printing this week (page 4), Tama County ...