TOLEDO – The Monday, Oct. 20 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting started with some contentious discord. The subject of debate was one that has long been bubbling under the surface: the minutes. Auditor Karen Rohrs has been doing her job of taking and drafting minutes for each meeting ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District's $18.5 million bond referendum has failed according to unofficial results, garnering just over 56% of the vote share. The one-question public measure was part of the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 city-school election and asked voters to approve ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health & Home Care and Stitch and Go Quilt Club members want to say “Thank you for your service” to all our Tama County Veterans! Tama County Public Health and Home Care will be hosting an Open House Quilts of Valor Recognition on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 10 ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – Tama County has a new park ranger. During the monthly meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation that took place on Wednesday, Oct. 15, Director Curtis Behrens introduced Owen Eli as the department’s new park ranger/conservation tech. Eli’s first day ...
TOLEDO – In celebration of National 4-H Week, the Toledo Techs 4-H Club proudly launched a community outreach project to recognize and thank local farmers for their hard work and dedication. Club members assembled and prepared gift bags designed to help farmers take a well-earned break and ...
TOLEDO – Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach is offering a food safety training for food service managers Nov. 10 at the Tama County Extension Office in Toledo. “Certification in ServSafe® meets the Iowa Food Code requirements to have a certified food protection manager ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday’s (Oct. 13) Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting started with the making of a puddle on the meeting room floor. As Supervisor Curt Hilmer attempted to open his morning Dr Pepper, the pop foamed, overflowed the top, and dripped down onto the tile. After Hilmer was ...
TAMA – Tama County Tom Stompers, the Tama County chapter of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation (NWTF), will hold a bingo night on Friday, Nov. 21, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Tama Ballroom located at 1411 E Fifth Street in Tama. Ten bingo games will be played in total including nine ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “Traveling the Dolomites of Northern Italy" with Mary Dooley on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Be transported to the northern Italian Alps for spectacular scenery, some South Tyrol ...
DYSART – During the growing season, the farmyard of Jon and Suzanne Winkelpleck is often in the ‘limelight’ even when the sun goes down thanks to the spectacular, viridescent ‘Limelight’ hydrangeas that ring the couple’s 1910 farmhouse. Their massive – both in height and bloom ...