Tama County News

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)

The Region VI Planning Commission and Tama Co. Economic Development is hosting the first annual review for the Tama County Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Katelyn Behounek, a senior at South Tama County High School has been selected as a winner of an all expense paid educational trip to Washington.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Tama County will hold kickoff meetings for anyone interested in joining or forming a team.

Gregory Wayne Betts, 58, Ames, failed to appear for trial and was adjudged guilty of 5th degree theft for a bad check issued to Fareway in Toledo.

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

Firefighters continued to battle a fire at a Marshalltown grocery store on Wednesday after working through the night and calling in help from the next county.

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

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.

Tama County Supervisors Larry Vest, Kendall Jordan and Dan Wilkens met Monday, Jan.

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.

BELLE PLAINE A Belle Plaine man sustained a gunshot wound to the leg while hunting raccoons Tuesday afternoon northwest of Belle Plaine in Tama County.

Tama Police are taking part in an investigation in which a local person answered a Tama County Shopper classified ad and was bilked out of a total $1,450. The person agreed to be a "secret shopper" and submitted $1,000 payment to Surveyrite Marketing of New York City.

RAGBRAI?XL, the Registers Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa looks like its thousands of riders and support people will be heading this way on July 26.

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

Iowa prison supervisors laid off under Gov. Chet Culver's administration have been paid nearly $500,000 in back pay and counting after a panel ruled their firings were improper.

For the past several days much has been made of a memo written by the staff of the Iowa Utilities... The former University of Iowa student accused of assaulting and choking an Iowa City Police Sergeant is now scheduled to go to trial in May.

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

The Tama County Sheriff's Office is investigating a construction related incident from Monday afternoon.