TOLEDO – The Tama County Sheriff’s Office has another new K-9 deputy. This past summer, the Sheriff’s Office introduced K-9 Jax as the newest member of its K-9 Unit following the retirement of K-9 Tyson. Jax along with his handler, Deputy Brandon Wall began their 12-week training in ...
GRUNDY COUNTY – On Nov. 16, 2025, the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) requested assistance from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) with an officer-involved shooting that occurred along Highway 20 in Grundy County. At approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the Grundy ...
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TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting held on Monday, Nov. 10, saw a slight change to its regular dealings as Ben Daleske, the county’s engineer, was only heard, but not seen. Joining the meeting via the livestream without a picture, Daleske gave his regular update ...
REINBECK – The narrow passage of Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s $17.3 million bond referendum by a mere 17 votes on Tuesday, Nov. 4, is headed for a recount. On Nov. 13, 2025, the Tama County Auditor’s Office – the controlling county for G-R school elections – received a petition filed by ...
With no candidates filing for any of the open Reinbeck City Council seats, Gladbrook’s mayor race, seats on both the Gladbrook and Garwin city councils, and one director district apiece on both the Gladbrook-Reinbeck and GMG school boards, the write-in vote will prove greatly important in ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) hosted its 54th local event, “Nuts for Fall,” on Wednesday, Oct. 15, drawing around 50 attendees to the rural Toledo farmstead of Eric and Michele Werner. The evening spotlighted the family’s longtime walnut business and the next ...
IOWA – Warmer temperatures and rainfall deficits in October have led to deteriorating drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Reduced rainfall since late summer finally took a toll as drought returned to the state in early October and expanded in ...
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 ...
TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting started, as it often does, with Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske giving his weekly report. Daleske reported they are doing some ditch digging near 260th Street and C Avenue, while the cutting of berms and re-graveling on H ...