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Tama County News

Meet the Candidates: Sarah Smith (D-Grinnell)

Telegraph note: Ahead of the November 8 General Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing sent out questionnaires to all of the declared candidates in the contested races in Tama County. We will print responses for the next three weeks in alphabetical order beginning with the Iowa House of ...

Volunteer tax preparers needed in Tama Co.

Are you seeking a way to help others and your community? Consider becoming a VITA tax volunteer! Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) helps lower-income households file their tax returns for free, enabling them to receive the tax credits they’ve earned. Last year, VITA volunteers ...

Star-Clipper, Telegraph archives wind up back where it all began

Moving hand to hand – and across decades of history – the Traer Star-Clipper archives finally made it back home. It was a fitting end last Wednesday to a precarious few years for back issues of the Traer Star-Clipper and North Tama Telegraph as a small, but determined ‘bucket ...

Fisher, Smith go back and forth in recent House District 53 candidate forum

On Monday, Sept. 26, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) organized a political forum at the Tama American Legion for Iowa House candidates running for District 53 which includes Clutier following redistricting. Current state Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour) and challenger Sarah ...

Sweeney visits Tama-Toledo to canvass for Senate District 27

Sen. Annette Sweeney (R-Alden) of District 25 visited the Tama-Toledo area on Thursday, Sept. 22, to canvass for reelection in the newly-formed State Senate District 27 which, following redistricting, now includes most of Tama County (excluding Buckingham, Dysart, and Traer) and all of Grundy ...

Otter Creek Lake restoration set to restart in November

It was a moment of long-awaited good news for members of the Tama Co. Board of Conservation this past Wednesday, Sept. 21 during the board’s regular meeting as director Stephen Mayne was at last able to put a date to the official restart of the 70-acre Otter Creek Lake Restoration ...

Historical Society program on Buckingham Cemetery set for Oct. 5

Tama County Historical Society will host a program highlighting Buckingham Cemetery on Wednesday, October 5, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 N. Church St, Toledo. Historical society present Elizabeth Reece has walked Buckingham Cemetery northwest of Traer and collected ...

Four things to know from Tama Co. Supervisors Sept. 12 meeting

1. Resolution 09-12-2022A was approved by the board. This resolution is to establish a speed limit of 35 mph on P Ave. commencing at the Traer Corporate Limits and proceeding north to Black Hawk County Line. Due to the current closure of US 63 from Traer to Hudson causing increased traffic on P ...