×

Tama County News

Tama County America250 Flag Day celebration set for Sunday in Toledo

TOLEDO – Tama County citizens, friends and families are invited to a celebration of word, patriotic music, and dance set for this Sunday, June 14, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.. The event is being organized by many talented local citizens in recognition of Flag Day/America’s 250 birthday. Bring ...

Tama County Community Foundation releases 2025 Impact Report

TAMA COUNTY – The Tama County Community Foundation has released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the generosity, partnerships, and community investments that continue to strengthen Tama County. The report details grants awarded, charitable funds established, and local impact made ...

The 290th bunch

TOLEDO – There was a lot of conversation, but not a lot of action at the Monday, June 1 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Everything kicked off with multiple residents of 290th Street expressing concerns about dust control on their road. The 290th bunch said they had a deal with ...

Tama County Women, Land & Legacy to host upcoming event at STC elementary

TAMA – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 56th event, “Roots, Wings & Wild Things: soil health, pollinators and beneficial insects” will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at the South Tama Elementary School prairie located at 1611 Country Club Drive in Tama. ...

Union Grove Lake 2026 Fishing Derby crowns trio of champions

UNION GROVE LAKE – The Tama Pump bar and grill and the Lake & Park Holding Corporation hosted the 2026 Fishing Derby at Union Grove State Park south of Gladbrook on Saturday, June 6, from 7 a.m. to noon. For an entry fee of $25, participants were invited to fish Union Grove Lake for ...

‘The Snyders’ Freedom Rockin’ Tour’ coming June 10 to Wieting Theatre

TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will host a program on Iowa’s Freedom Rocks on Wednesday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Amy Snyder will share the story of her journey to visit and document all 100 of Iowa’s Freedom Rocks, a goal she ...

May we never forget our fallen heroes

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook American Legion Ehrig-McTurk Post 127 along with the Auxiliary and Lincoln AMVETS Post 10 welcomed more than 50 people to the annual Memorial Day Service held at Gladbrook’s All Veterans Memorial Park on Monday, May 25. Ahead of the service, which took place ...

The Stories of Our Lives: Lincoln, Iowa

This article is dedicated to the citizens of Lincoln, past and present. It describes what it was like to live in that community during the author’s formative years (the 1950s). If the stories of our past are not shared, they will vanish with the storyteller and be forgotten. LINCOLN – ...