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Tama County News

A swift meeting

TOLEDO – On a warm Tuesday, May 26, the usual partygoers filed into the Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting room refreshed from the long Memorial Day weekend. Supervisor Curt Kupka was absent, so the supervisors skipped over the road projects report. The supervisors then went on to ...

‘The Snyders’ Freedom Rockin’ Tour’ coming June 10 to Wieting Theatre

TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will host a program on Iowa’s Freedom Rocks on Wednesday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Amy Snyder will share the story of her journey to visit and document all 100 of Iowa’s Freedom Rocks, a goal she ...

May we never forget our fallen heroes

DYSART – Local American Legion honor guards observed a sunny and terrifically windy Memorial Day this past Monday by conducting rifle salute ceremonies at cemeteries throughout northern Tama County and beyond. Both Dysart and Clutier held services on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, while ...

Four Tama County Treasurer hopefuls take questions during candidate forum

TOLEDO – The four Republican candidates seeking the office of Tama County Treasurer gathered for a forum held at the Tama Civic Center on Tuesday, May 19, fielding questions from moderators Mark Doland and David Turner, both current Tama County Supervisors, before a crowd of approximately 60 ...

Routine business for Tama County Board of Supervisors

TOLEDO – On a sunny Monday, May 18, the usual group assembled for the weekly Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. After some public comments, the meeting moved on to the engineer's report, which stated that they are touching up the chloride on K Avenue. They hauled rock and started ...

Power of Produce programs return to Toledo Farmers Market

TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Tama County is bringing back its popular Power of Produce (PoP) Club for children at the 2026 Toledo Farmers Market, along with the PoP PLUS program for adults 65 and older. Originally launched in 2011 at the Oregon City Farmers ...

Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team celebrates Beef Month

AREA – The Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team members have experienced a busy spring. On Saturday, April 11, team seniors Jillian Hanson (Union High School), Shelby Johnston (West Marshall High School), and Rhianna Murty (GMG High School) traveled to Ames, for the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation ...

Ten percent cut

TOLEDO – Chairman Mark Doland was absent for the Monday, May 11 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting, so the second in charge, Supervisor Heather Knebel, ran the meeting. Kicking off the meeting with the roads report, it was said that rocking and chloride will be done this week, and ...

Rumble vs. mumble strips

TOLEDO – The Monday, May 4 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting started with a public comment discussion on the current traffic in the county and the detours dictating said traffic. When they moved on to the actual meeting, they kicked it off with the roads report, stating that rock is ...