Tama News

Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 15, 2012 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, Iowa Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Thursday February 16, 2012 at Meskwaki Friends Center near Tama, Iowa Interment: following the funeral service.

Russia may lose from 20 to 50 percent of its vineyard harvest this year because of bitter cold as temperatures have dipped to below minus 20 degrees Celsius, Vedomosti business daily reported Monday quoting winemakers.

Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. Guilt or innocence is always determined in a court of law.

Tama and Benton County Early Childhood Iowa Board Members met and had discussions under the newly formed Better Tomorrows Board, as part of the States "Lean Design". They will be a joint Governing Board beginning July 1. Topics of discussion were Board Member Application, ECI Area Name, By-laws, Transition Plan, Conflict of Interest Forms, RFP for ... (more)

Des Moines AIB College of Business student Stephanie Taylor of Tama honored the memory of the Rev.

Toledo and Tama public libraries are offering a free informational program on eBook readers , People who received one recently as a Christmas gift should really enjoy this session.

Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. Guilt or innocence is always determined in a court of law.

It can't be said Tama City Council members didn't give fair hearing Monday night to a proposal to scrap the city's rental inspection ordinance and regulations.

Well-known Tama and Toledo area resident Ben Benda was shot in the head during a robbery in downtown Marshalltown on Monday night, Marshalltown Police said.

R Kenneth Smith, 86, former Tama resident, passed away Feb. 4, 2012, in Chandler, Ariz.

Emily Ann Hovelson, 24, of 918 20th Ave. in Coralville was arrested for drunken driving at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Feb.

Nathan Zachary Williams, 23, Tama, was sentenced to 10 years in prison By Judge Stephen B. Jackson Jr.

There will be a Tama County Solid Waste Disposal Commission meeting held on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at the Tama County Highway Department, 1002 E. 5th Street, Tama.

Gordon Lasley Jr., 23, addresses of Toledo and rural Tama, was sentenced to five years in prison with all but 30 days suspended, fined $3,125 and placed on probation to the 6th Judicial District Department of Correctional Services.

Toledo police officers will now act as dog catchers the city council members directed Monday night.

Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. Guilt or innocence is always determined in a court of law.

Residents of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown will again benefit from the efforts of a Reinbeck woman, her family and friends, and this year, you can be a part of this caring gesture.

David Allen Freeman Jr., 42, Tama, was sentenced to 10 and five year prison terms to be served concurrently by Tama County District Court Judge Stephen B. Jackson Jr.

Snyder and Associates, the engineering firm for Toledo, will conduct a study of water-sewer rate charges for the city.

Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. Guilt or innocence is always determined in a court of law.