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Tama County News

Supervisors discuss future of old middle school with STC superintendent

TOLEDO – South Tama County Superintendent John Cain addressed the Tama County Board of Supervisors about options regarding the future of the old middle school building in Toledo during the Monday, Jan. 12, regular weekly meeting. Cain said he was there to gauge the county’s interest and ...

House, Purvis hired as foremen with Tama County Secondary Roads

TOLEDO – With the start of the new year comes a new change. During the Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors, the county’s two new Secondary Roads foremen were introduced – Taylor House and Terry Purvis. Going forward, Tama County will be split down the ...

Tama County GOP Caucus set for Feb. 2

TAMA COUNTY — The Tama County Republican Party is holding caucuses at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. All registered Republicans are invited to attend. Registration is available on the night of the caucus. Minors may attend to become Junior Delegates if they are at least in 7th grade, but not ...

Tama County Democratic Caucus locations

On the evening of Feb. 2, Democrats from all over Iowa will gather at 7 p.m. for the 2026 Iowa Democratic Party Caucuses. Democrats caucus every even-numbered year. By turning out you can play a role in deciding who will represent us in some very important 2026 races. In Iowa, Democrats have ...

Traer Nostalgia: Photos from the Traer Historical Museum

Beginning in January 2026, the Traer Historical Museum will be sharing photos from the past as a regular feature in the North Tama Telegraph. The photos will be selected and captions written by members of the museum’s board. Current board members include Carol Boyce, Brenda Cook, Kim Howard, ...

Over and done in 15

TOLEDO – The final Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting for 2025 was held on Monday, Dec. 29, and was over and done within a mere 15 minutes. The rocket ship of a meeting started like always with Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske giving his weekly report. He stated they hauled sand to ...

Tama County Farm Bureau honored for excellence

TOLEDO – Tama County Farm Bureau received the County Award of Excellence during Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s 107th annual meeting held Dec. 9-10, 2025, in Des Moines. This designation recognizes county Farm Bureaus that actively engaged and achieved success in the priority areas of ...

Supervisors OK new economic development contract with Marshalltown Chamber

TOLEDO – As a few things melted and refroze, the usual group of characters met for the Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting during which the future of Tama County Economic Development was discussed. As part of the meeting, the supervisors approved a deal to ...