Tama News

Spring weather means bicycles will be out in full force. Grinnell Regional Medical Center once again has lead the distribution of bicycle helmets to more than 500 area third graders.

It was Jan. 1, 1972, when the funeral directors of Tama County ended their longtime practice of providing ambulance coverage.

Former Tama resident Leona Thomas will be holding Evangelistic Services at the Tama Civic Center on Thursday and Friday nights, May 23 and 24, beginning at 7 p.m. Leona sings with piano, accordion and a Q chord.

Shirley Franklin, Tama, is presented with a plaque by Chairman Les Koch in recognition of the support from herself, her late husband, Ralph, and family of the STC?Scholarship Foundation, Dollars for Scholars chapter over the years.

New, final figures from campaigns for and against casino gaming in Linn County show the sides did not raise and spend $2.25 million, but rather $3.43 million in the weeks leading up to the hotly contested March 5 referendum.

An open house to showcase the Tama Water Treatment Plant has been set for Saturday, June 1, by the city council during their regular meeting on 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.

There was a bit of good-natured confusion about the park plans at the Tama City Council meeting on Monday night, May 6. However, it emerged the park will be the setting for at least a new park bench and picnic table which the city already has on hand.

The Class of 2013 commencement exercises begin at 2 p.m. at the South Tama High School Gymnasium, 1715 Harding, Tama.

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 Police have no need for an all-terrain vehicle which can travel at speeds up to 85 mph Police Chief Dan Wilkens told the city council Monday night.

Twin 18-year-old brothers at Lincoln, Iowa, entered guilty pleas to disorderly conduct reduced from original charges of serious domestic abuse assault.

South Tama's National Honor Society hosted a very successful blood drive with the America Red Cross! They were able to collect 68 units of blood! As a result of the combined blood drives hosted by STC Student Council members in December 2012, and the STC National Honor Society blood drive they will have earned $1,000 in scholarship monies from the ... (more)

Everybody seems ready for spring and the great annual kick-off is next week when the 34th annual Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival in downtown Tama sets the stage.

Rebecca Chyma, Toledo, attended the annual AAUW Iowa Conferecne held on April 13 on the Luther College Campus in Decorah.

Tama Mayor Dan Zimmerman signs the official proclamation for May as the American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Month and Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18, 2013 as Poppy Days in the City of Tama with Brenda Youngbear, Legion Auxiliary Poppy chair.

Shyia Sheree Wolf, 21, Marshalltown, driving while license suspended, failed to appear for court and was adjudged guilty $398. Meskwaki Nation Tribal Police Torin Lee Ward, 25, rural Tama, driving while license suspended, failed to appear for court and was adjudged guilty $398. Toledo Police Austin Mario Shoemaker, 28, Toledo, simple domestic abuse ... (more)

"Packing plants historically see many immigrant workers," South Tama Schools Superintendent Kerri Nelson said Monday night in an appearance before members of the Tama City Council.

C. William "Bill" Moulton, 81, of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2013, following a long and courageous battle against Wegener's disease.

Applications for the Tama County Magistrate positions are being accepted in the office of the Tama County Clerk of the District Court until 3 p.m. on Monday, May 20.