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Tama County budget business

TOLEDO – The usual suspects congregated last Monday morning (March 3) for the weekly Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. The two-and-a-half-hour meeting saw a whopping 25 items on the mammoth-sized agenda be discussed, acted on, and generally mulled over. The first box to get ticked ...

‘Education is power’

TOLEDO - On Thursday, Feb. 27, the Toledo Reinig Center was filled with citizens looking to learn a thing or two. Toledo Police Chief Dan Quigley and Tama County Sheriff Casey Schmidt knew that a scam prevention seminar like this could provide important information to them. Investigator Al ...

Karina Cooper’s murder trial reset to July 2025

TOLEDO – Karina Sue Cooper’s first degree murder trial has been reset to this July. This is the second reset in the case. After being arrested in February 2024 in connection with her husband Ryan Cooper’s murder, the trial was originally set to begin on Oct. 1, 2024, before being moved ...

Know the Facts: Chronic Wasting, Epizootic Hemorrhagic diseases in Iowa

TAMA COUNTY – Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) continue to impact Iowa’s deer population, prompting ongoing surveillance and management efforts by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Experts, including Catherine Cummings (Iowa State ...

The Parsonage announces 2025 concert series

TRAER – The Parsonage at Ripley in Traer is again set to host monthly open mics from May through November with featured performances from local and regional artists. In the wake of a highly successful 2024 season, the venue is expanding to seven events for 2025. Poets, musicians and other ...

The spotty Owl

TOLEDO – As the wondrous face of spring was delightfully glimpsed on Monday, Feb. 24, many went back into the fray of another Tama County Supervisors meeting. It was another week of experimentation, trial and error, and electronic exploration as livestreaming with the Owl device was again ...

Westbrook Acres Memorial Service March 11

GLADBROOK - The Northwest Tama County Ministerial Assoc. will be conducting a memorial service on Tuesday, March 11, beginning at 2 p.m. at Westbrook Acres. They will be honoring the lives of 24 residents who passed away in 2024. Lisa Koester, Chapel Church, is coordinating the service with aid ...

Gladbrook Legion and Auxiliary Supper March 17

GLADBROOK - The Gladbrook Legion is hosting the Unit with their soup supper on Monday, Mar. 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building. The Gladbrook-Lincoln Firemen and Gladbrook-Lincoln Ambulance Service members are invited to attend. This is the supper that was canceled both in ...