It has now been over a decade since Rita Papakee was last seen alive on the Meskwaki Settlement on Jan. 16, 2015. Her case ...

Tama County Conservation Director Stephen Mayne, center, provides the evening’s entertainment – a presentation titled “Year in Review & Future Project Improvements and Programs” – during last Saturday ...

It was a ‘tale of two halves’ for the South Tama boys basketball team against Meskwaki on Monday night, Jan. 27. Trailing at ...

If there are more pine needles on the floor than on the tree, it might be time to think about disposing of the Christmas tree. When that time comes, there are a few ways to properly (and sustainably) ...

STC Senior Amare Chavez holds strong on defense for the Trojans, forcing a pass back out to the opposing side. With several weeks of practice and gameplay under their belt, the South Tama boys soccer ...

Tama County Public Health & Home Care is literally on a roll in 2025. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tama County was awarded ...

As I lay restfully in my bed, deep in sleep, a gentle vibration awoke me from slumber. The beeps and buzzes, whistles and ...

TOLEDO – Former Traer resident Huston William Danker’s first degree murder trial which had been scheduled to begin last week ...

The South Tama girls wrestling team has won the 2025 WaMaC Conference Championship. Competing at Mount Vernon High School on ...

At Monday’s Tama County Supervisors meeting, birds were the main subject of debate. A resolution was on the docket to designate Tama County as a bird friendly community. From wind turbines to invasive ...

TOLEDO – A new business is in town, cleaning up the city. Garwin native Daltin Dillingham just started up D’s Garbage Service, which is now operating in Toledo. Mr. Dillingham’s family has been in the ...

Pacific Bukuru, 25, of Tama, passed away Friday, August 11, 2023, in Ottumwa, Iowa. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama.