GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook Legion and Auxiliary will meet on Monday, Jan. 20, beginning at 6:30 p.m. for a soup supper hosted by the Legion. Everything is furnished. The Gladbrook & Lincoln Ambulance crew and firemen are invited to attend. Each group will have their own meeting.
TOLEDO – This past Monday just shy of 9 a.m. in the Tama County Courthouse’s main courtroom, four of the county’s new crop of supervisors along with Tama County Sheriff-elect Casey Schmidt (R-Dysart) and Tama County Auditor-elect Karen Rohrs (R-Toledo) were administered the oath of ...
GRUNDY CENTER – This past Monday, following her final Grundy County Board of Supervisors meeting, a retirement reception was held for longtime District 5 Supervisor Barbara Smith (R-Grundy Center). After more than two decades in office, Smith has certainly earned a reprieve. After Smith ...
TRAER – Smile, you’re on ‘license plate reader’ camera! Folks driving in and out of Traer via US 63 on the north side in recent weeks may have noticed a peculiar black camera aimed toward the highway. According to the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, the camera fitted with a couple ...
TOLEDO – Barely 18 months into her tenure, Tama County has parted ways with its now-former naturalist, Raina Genaw. In a message to the newspaper on Dec. 14, Genaw, a Maquoketa native, said she was terminated from employment on Dec. 2 by HR Administrator Tammy Wise and Conservation Director ...
GRUNDY CENTER – Travis Case, right, was recently honored for 10 years of service as the Grundy County Recorder. He received his service award from Chairperson of the Grundy County Board of Supervisors Barbara Smith.
PLAINS, Ga. – President Jimmy Carter, the only Georgian to ever occupy the White House, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, after spending over a year in hospice care. Carter, who turned 100 on Oct. 1 and is the longest-lived president in American history, died at his home in Plains Sunday ...
TOLEDO – On Dec. 13, Bowman and Miller, P.C. released Tama County’s annual audit of financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2024. Financial highlights from the report include: –The County's revenue totaled $25,804,910 for the year ended June 30, 2024 – a 9.9% ...
TAMA COUNTY – Conservation Districts of Iowa is partnering with Tama Soil and Water Conservation District to foster the higher education endeavors of Iowa students interested in conservation and agriculture by offering local, regional and statewide scholarships. Iowa High School Class of ...
TOLEDO – With Christmas just around the corner, the usual grouping of locals gathered for last week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting along with several others. With people packed into the meeting room like presents in a stocking, the main topic on everyone's mind on Dec. 23 was the ...