Tama County News

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

The long-awaited decision by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission on whether an application for a state casino license for Tama will be accepted is expected on Thursday, July 16.

Tama Police Officer Nathan Shepard will be moving to part-time on the five-member force.

Tama County and Genesis Development has reached an agreement for the lease of the Country Care facility located at 2480 K Avenue, Toledo.

A carnival employee from St. Louis was being held last week in the Tama County jail on an attempted murder charge stemming from an alleged assault of a fellow carnival worker in Gladbrook which was reported at 2:27 a.m. on June 23.

For years the Gladbrook Lions Club has manned and run the 4-H Food Stand. Last year it was decided amongst the group that they could no longer take this on.

By John Speer Community representatives from across Tama County were on hand on Wednesday night, June 17, to accept awards totaling nearly $100,000 from the Tama County Community Foundation.

"We are happy to announce Allen Ricks has accepted the regional extension education director position for Region 9 and will begin his duties on Aug.

Longtime Toledo Fire Chief Joe Boll will present a program on wildland fires at the monthly meeting of the Tama County Historical Society on Wednesday, July 1, at 7 p.m. at the Museum, 200 N. Broadway, Toledo.The public is invited to attend.

For the second week, Tama County Supervisors and some department members have focused on the use of county vehicles during discussions at the regular meetings of the supervisors.

From May 18 - 31, Toledo Police officers, along with numerous other law enforcement agencies across Iowa, participated in the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program .

When- Friday, July 3, noon-1 p.m. WASHINGTON Senator Chuck Grassley has announced he will host a Tama County Town Hall meeting at the Reinig-Toledo Civic Center, 1007 South Prospect Drive, Toledo from Noon-1 p.m., on July 3. The visit is part of Grassley's annual meetings in each of Iowa's 99 counties.

Tama residents and businesses may continue to rely upon more traditional methods for emergency notifications than a new system called "Code Red" which is proposed for Tama County.

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

If the fire department training burn of the Chelsea school wasn't enough drama there Sunday morning, the historic Chelsea school bell was stolen in the night.

"I have always wanted to bring a quality sub to the Tama County area." Mike Dunn said last week in explaining his decision to open Sub City of Toledo on U.S. Highway 30 west.

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

The Military Vehicle Preservation Association and Lincoln Highway Association invites you to witness history coming alive in a 90th anniversary celebration of the original 1919 U.S. Army's Transcontinental route by visiting the Convoy as it travels through your area.

Mayor Chris Bearden appealed again for consideration for a state-licensed casino for Tama before members of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission last Thursday.

Iowa corrections officials are trying to find James Garrett Roberts, 29, who failed to return to the Marshalltown Work Release facility.