TOLEDO – State Auditor Rob Sand is just like us. On his most recent visit to Tama County, he stopped by the courthouse lawn in Toledo with his dog – an adorable two-year-old, female bernedoodle named Pow; his lovely mother Leslie Sand – a retired Keystone AEA physical therapist who ...
TOLEDO – The Monday, July 17 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was over in a shot, lasting a whole five minutes total. The public comment section started the meeting – lasting its usual thirty minutes – with very few citizens deciding to utilize the time. The main bit of ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Kathleen M. Thornton-Lang, center, was recently honored for five years of service to the Grundy County Public Health Department. Grundy County Board of Supervisors Chairperson Vic H. Vandehaar and Lexie Hach, Grundy County Board of Health Chairperson presented Thornton-Lang ...
TOLEDO – Public comment policy was once again on the agenda during the Tama Co. Board of Supervisors July 10 meeting. The policy was previously revised back on June 5 to cut ‘open topic’ time down to 15 minutes while also leaving an additional 15 minutes devoted to agenda-specific ...
TOLEDO – On June 14, Tama County launched a brand new county website. The website project, funded entirely with federal grant dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act, was taken on to improve communications and provide online access to more county services. No county tax dollars were used ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Treasurer’s Office in Toledo began assessing a new convenience fee at their driver’s license station on July 1. The fee is $10 and applies only to out-of-county customers who travel in to complete driver's license and identification transactions in Tama County. ...
TOLEDO – The July 3 Tama County Supervisors meeting started off with homeowner Ashley Steven speaking during the first public comment section. Steven is one of the homeowners that was set to receive reimbursement from the county after it came to light that former sanitarian Todd Apfel ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Grundy County Engineer Gary J. Mauer, left, was recently honored for 30 years of service to Grundy County. Grundy County Supervisor for District #4 presented Mauer with his service award. Donald Schildroth, Mark’s father, was the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors ...
TOLEDO – Some new changes were approved to the employee manual at the Tama County Supervisors meeting on Monday, June 26. Also approved were annual end-of-year fund transfers for Tama County Conservation, the Secondary Roads Department, and the Tama County Maintenance Department. The 2024 ...
TOLEDO – On Monday, June 26, the Tama County Board of Supervisors joined a scheduled Board of Health meeting to discuss an ongoing dispute. At the Board of Health’s meeting held in March, two separate payments were approved, totaling nearly $13,000. These payments were for two homeowners ...