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North tama telegraph arrests While Hilmer has never identified publicly as a member of TCAT, he TRAER – The 2024 Holiday Happenings parade lit up downtown Traer last Friday evening as part of the Chamber of Commerce’s annual two-day holiday extravaganza. Kodiaga, and Tama County Attorney Brent D. m. 25 resulted in the arrest of a Traer resident. Tama County Government Day Chairman, Trudi Scott, will be at the meeting to talk about the upcoming Government Day set for Wednesday, April 9. ” The event will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at Traer Public Library’s Kupka Cultural Tama County Administration Building, 104 W State St. 31, 2025 – an agreement that upon signature “immediately and completely” relieved him of any and all The Elberon Public Library is located inside the community center building at 106 Main Street. LaRon Reginald Gadlen, 52, of Coralville made an initial appearance in Charges relate to multiple incidents which took place on or about Oct. Back on Feb. On April 29 of this year, Danker, now 27 and formerly of Shellsburg, was arrested in Cedar Rapids by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office and charged later that day with first degree murder for acting “in concert with TOLEDO — U. He will only answer calls from his district and does not care about any other area. TOLEDO – Citizens awoke on Monday, Jan. TRAER – A Coralville man was arrested last week after illegally cashing a fraudulent Traer Municipal Utility check at Farmers Savings Bank & Trust. The bid from Aspro was the only bid submitted and came in DYSART – After first leasing office space in downtown Dysart more than two years ago, the Virginia-based company Apex Clean Energy – better known by its commercial wind energy project name, Winding Stair Wind – has Eric Giddens, 50, is the Democratic incumbent for Senate District 38. C. On April 29, 2024, Danker, 26, was arrested Almost to the date of her arrest one year ago, former Garwin City Clerk Anna Lori Leytham, 52, (now Anna Lori Welcher following her divorce) was sentenced to 28 months in federal prison and is obligated to pay $485,629 As I write this column, Senate File 2340 has been passed by both houses of the Iowa legislature, and is making its way to the governor’s desk. The sharing agreement will not impact the program’s classification. 7, Karina Cooper waived her right to be tried TOLEDO – Barely 18 months into her tenure, Tama County has parted ways with its now-former naturalist, Raina Genaw. 30 for pre Tama County Courthouse 100 West High Street , P. Kolt Knaack took his first loss of the season against defending state champion Corbin Reisz of Logan-Magnolia in the 150-pound semifinals, while Maxon Monat’s season came to an end On Nov. TOLEDO – Tama County’s 911 communications director has parted ways with the county. Released On Monday, Karina Cooper was charged in Tama County District Court with one count of murder in the first degree, a Class A felony, and was held on a cash/surety bond in the amount of $1,000,000. 7, defense attorney Nichole Watt with the Waterloo Public Defender’s Office filed a motion on behalf of Karina Cooper, now 47, to continue the jury trial, citing a need for “additional time to prepare in light of the State’s recently listed witness as well as continued investigation into phone records. Davis sent questionnaires to all three candidates running in the Republican primary for Tama County Sheriff TRAER – With the winds seemingly in their favor following the outcome of the most recent Tama County Board of Adjustment hearing, the developers behind Salt Creek Wind (SCW) appear to have recently entered TOLEDO – Fallout from the wind energy moratorium adopted in early January by the new five-member Tama County Board of Supervisors now includes a lawsuit brought against both the board and Tama County by the developers behind the Salt Creek Wind project. “I never realized how many people he Ahead of the Tuesday, June 4 Primary Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing correspondent Michael D. A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. In a letter to the editor printing this week (page 4), Tama County Supervisor Bill Faircloth (R-Toledo) – who was [] BELLE PLAINE – While most folks were still in recovery mode last Saturday following the Thanksgiving holiday, the North Tama girls wrestling squad was back on the mats at the Belle Plaine Girls Invite where they added DES MOINES — Two top-seeded wrestlers derailed North Tama’s wrestlers during Friday’s Class 1A session of the boys state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Visitation and Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 11 at the Geneseo Methodist Church in rural After the February 24 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting, it is clear that Supervisor Curt Hilmer does not want to be bothered with calls on his COUNTY cell phone even if you are an employee of the county. 19 of this year, Ryan Cooper’s wife Karina Sue Cooper, 47, was arrested and charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of her husband who was found deceased at the couple’s shared TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present Tales of Early Iowa History on Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p. “And so then, as time was going on, growing up, I thought ‘Well, that’d be a Following a special investigation report from the State Auditor’s office on Aug. 2 regular meeting, the resignation of council member Jon Panfil was approved following the news Panfil and his wife Diane are relocating to Waukee as part of their [] TOLEDO – After being previously denied by the judge a request to move her first degree murder trial to another venue, rural Traer resident Karina Cooper now faces a jury trial in Linn County beginning in July. 13, to a winter morning covered in frost. TOLEDO — The weeklong trial of former Elberon Public Library Director Bailey Anne Jenkins concluded last Friday as a Tama County jury found her guilty of solicitation to commit a felony and second degree criminal mischief after a group of children Tama County Administration Building, 104 W State St. of Criminal Investigation and the Tama County Sheriff’s Office continuing to work the case, there have been no arrests made. TOLEDO – Last Monday’s Tama County Board of Supervisors started like usual, with a report from the engineer. April 8. The “services” provided by the group are typically roofing, lightning rods, and sealcoating driveways. TOLEDO – During the public comment portion of the April 17 Tama Co. Ringle and Israel J. TRAER – The Parsonage at Ripley in Traer is again set to host monthly open mics from May through November with featured performances from local and regional artists. com. Also on Feb. In fact, Surly Steve’s features quite possibly one [] OTTER CREEK LAKE – Fallout from Tama County’s general fund shortfall has now cut deeper into the Conservation budget. At their July 12 meeting the Traer City Council approved a bid of $398,618. Spies of Iowa City, Assistant Attorneys General Michael H. 14, Genaw, a Maquoketa native, said she was terminated from employment on Dec. 17, Tama County Sheriff’s Office opened a criminal investigation into former Clutier City Clerk Keri Kopriva. We are undergoing many changes in Tama County at a crucial time. <br /><br /> He was charged with being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, a Class D Felony, in violation of state law, and faces federal One such former student is Telegraph columnist Sean Dengler, a farmer and writer/comedian who graduated from North Tama in 2010. 28, during a public open house held at the Memorial Building in Traer. Following a bond review hearing held last week — during which Karina Former Union Community School District teacher and athletic coach Mark Hookham, 51, of Dysart accepted a suspension of his teaching license for a minimum of five years as part of a settlement with the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE) filed on Feb. Jeremy Cremeans, now-former Tama County 911 Communications Director, voluntarily entered into a severance agreement with the Tama County E-911 Service Board on Jan. According to court documents and officials with the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, an unidentified man ditched his black BMW coupe on South Cherry Street in Traer after avoiding arrest [] North Tama Telegraph Dept. 31. Giddens earned a Showing this weekend at the Traer Theatre is the new action film “Snitch. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) spent the bulk of his roughly hourlong stop in Dysart Wednesday afternoon fielding questions [] CEDAR RAPIDS—A Toledo woman was recently indicted by a federal grand jury as part of an ongoing case involving the theft of more than $400,000 from Siemens Trucking in Traer, according to reporting by the Telegraph note: This story first published in the Sun Courier newspaper on Friday, Nov. In the wake of a highly successful 2024 season, the venue is expanding to seven events for 2025. Convicted felon Matthew Lee Moore, 42, was arrested [] CLUTIER – Hora-Machacek American Legion Post 453 and Auxiliary Unit 453 hosted another highly successful pancake breakfast and bake sale in tandem on Sunday, March 16, at the Post home in Clutier. Since August 1, 2024, when we [Poweshiek Water Association] lifted the mandatory conservation order, we have kept you updated via our website, Facebook page, letters, and Quench magazine. It’s the first win of the season for the Trojans (1-3), and the The original wooden Porterfield building – displaying “THE FAIR” on its storefront – in historic downtown Traer at 548 Second Street. With Ridout at the helm along with his wife and assistant coach Laura The new public comment ordinance now only has three rules: 1) Tama County Board of Supervisors meetings shall follow all provisions of Iowa Code Chapter 21; 2) Tama County, Iowa Board of Supervisors meetings will follow procedural rules by using Robert’s Rules of Order, latest edition; and 3) “ORDER AND DECORUM When making public comments on I am fortunate to have a great team of deputies, jailers, and office staff, but I want to take a moment to emphasize just how vital Chief Deputy Joe Quandt has been during these initial weeks of my time as Sheriff. CONRAD — Josh Dostal scored a game-high 20 points and North Tama boys basketball broke free of a hard-working BCLUW team for a 63-47 win at BCLUW High School on Tuesday, Feb. TELEGRAPH FILE PHOTO. at [] LA PORTE CITY – Top-ranked local talent dominated the mats on Thursday, Dec. Thank you to everyone who attended for their support! TRAER – Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera, now retired, was honored last Saturday, Dec. Poets, musicians and other performers are welcome and wanted. The Fair, one of Traer’s first businesses, was a thriving general merchandise store founded JEWELL – Undefeated North Tama junior Kolt Knaack mined his third trip to state in as many years with his Class 1A District 10 championship on Saturday at South TRAER – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 52nd event: “Into the Wild: Safe Mushroom Foraging. Those pictured holding the 2025 Grand Marshal banner include sisters Maecy and Natalie Schmidt of Dysart who were following behind their dad, Tama County Sheriff Casey Schmidt (not pictured) leading the parade in his new sheriff vehicle. For several hours that afternoon, family, friends, sheriff’s TOLEDO – Following a hearing held last Thursday, accused murderer Huston William Danker’s bond will remain at $1,000,000 as originally set as part of his arrest in late April. 2-18-10: Dysart Police responded to a Dysart residence, charging a juvenile female with simple assault. 29. Box 306 Toledo , IA 52342-0306 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT Law enforcement in Tama County responded to a vehicle pursuit Sunday that began on the Meskwaki Settlement and wound up in a residential neighborhood in Traer. The typical targets are the elderly. Heeren filed a joint motion in Tama County District Court “It was a good 18th birthday gift for Kolt to win the district tournament and become North Tama’s first four-time state qualifier,” head coach Andrew Knaack told the newspaper of his senior student-athlete and eldest son. TOLEDO – A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the 2021 shooting death of rural Traer resident Ryan Cooper. was approved to conduct the district’s FY24 audit. – Jeffry Ray Van Nevel, 38, Belle Plaine, arrested by Tama County Sheriff’s Department at Carmichael St/Station St, Chelsea on public intoxication. 4, basketball game in Conrad. 2 by HR Administrator Tammy Wise and Conservation Director Curtis Behrens. 7, 2021, as part of a previous, ongoing case. inside the Administration Building boardroom in Toledo including District 2 Supervisor David Turner (R-Tama), District 3 Supervisor Heather Knebel (R The Tama County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating a group conducting home improvement scams over the last year in this area. According to a press release from the Tama LA PORTE CITY – Following the narrow failure of Union Community School District’s $20. Tama County’s 911 communications director resigns, receives severance package. 13, alongside TTCS board president, Rep. Reavis and the victim have a no contact order currently in effect that was issued through Tama County Courts on Sept. A high speed chase Thursday, Feb. 4, 2024. The superintendent said North Tama had at least two students who plan to play with Union. She was released Jan. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first-time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good TRAER – Both the girls and boys North Tama basketball teams marked their respective season openers on Monday, Dec. of Waterloo for phase one of a street improvement project. As you know, the three wells that were scheduled to be installed by [] Editor’s note: This story will publish in the Friday, March 28, print edition of the North Tama Telegraph. On Sept. If she signs – and she almost certainly will – Iowa will have criminalized Editor’s note: The following notice was released last week by the Poweshiek Water Association. Terpstra Hoke and Associates, P. Knaack triumphed as the 150-pound champion by pinning Pocahontas Area’s William Lawson, ranked 10th, in 56 seconds to return to the state meet at The trial had been originally set to begin in Tama County on Nov. The K Avenue bridge deck has been poured. La Terraza Mexican Grill & Seafood in Traer pictured closed on Monday, Feb. 43 from Aspro Inc. There’s so much that happens behind the scenes at the Sheriff’s Office that most [] North Tama senior forward Josh Dostal (5) snares a rebound in front of BCLUW’s Kevin Hill during the Tuesday, Feb. Conservation Director Curtis Behrens presented his draft budget for the next fiscal year during the Jan. 2-18-10: Dysart Police Department assisted the Tama County Sheriff’s Office with a suicidal subject in rural Dysart. 27, 2021, Nov. North Tama’s first two girls state wrestling qualifiers – Briar Blake and Addison ‘Addy’ Hochstetler – booked a return to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) State Wrestling Championships in Coralville this week following the Class 1A Regional tournament held at eight sites throughout the state on Friday, Jan. S. ”. 18. at the Reinbeck Post Home. Out of the many tasty entries, Sheriff Schmidt’s [] Tama County Administration Building, 104 W State St. Sen. Rep. 2 Knights MARSHALLTOWN — When Sadie Weekley first came to the Marshalltown Police Department (MPD) all the way back in 2007 after working as a Tama County jailer and as a patrol officer for the city of Toledo, the Dysart native was intrigued by the possibility of moving into a leadership role, but she admitted that it [] Thank you New Crew. 2, by beating Belle Plaine at home in the Redhawks Nest with the girls blitzing the Plainsmen 51-31 and the boys winning 55-44. 8, 2022, Tama County voters approved a public measure to put five members back on the board of supervisors. It is being reprinted here as a courtesy to our readers. Earlier this month on Feb. — the Traer Public Library’s Kupka Cultural Center was [] On Sunday, October 25, members of the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, the Mid-Iowa Drug Task Force and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrested Jason Troy Harriman, 35, at his residence in rural Traer. Genaw said no reason [] north tama telegraph file photo The only member of the former board to remain in his seat following the switch from three to five members was Hilmer. Shanelle Amber Bear, 31, Toledo was arrested at the 100 block of North Main Street by the Toledo Police Dept. 2 Facebook post shared by La Terraza stated. Kopriva was later charged with six TRAER – A pair of retirements by longtime members of the Traer community dominated the most recent meeting of the Traer City Council. 9, with a 34-28 win over Union Community at STC High School. [] A boys tennis sharing agreement with North Tama High School for the spring 2024 season was approved. She’ll have some company on the podium this year, as Redhawks teammate Addy Hochstetler won her A rural Toledo man was arrested this past Monday in connection with two separate indecent exposure incidents that took place near North Tama Schools during morning drop-off. Allan Lofquist was charged with an OWI, eluding, driving without a license, speeding, reckless driving, expired registration, dark window, no insurance, open container, failure to obey traffic lights and thirteen stop sign violations. 18, 2021, at the victim’s residence in Tama County. DES MOINES – Tama County high school senior Lilly Bru recently beat out seven other finalists for the title of 2024 Iowa Pork Queen. Patrick’s Day Parade’ heads down exactly one block of Main Street last Sunday, March 16. GLADBROOK – Tama County Sheriff Casey Schmidt (R-Dysart) was quite possibly ‘filling’ like a million bucks last Saturday, Jan. 2022 state performance. North Tama Telegraph Arrest Report — Tama County Jail: April 6-10, 2022 Government. 12, [] DYSART – With Valentine’s Day just around the corner and wedding season not far off, Dysart native James ‘Jim’ Rice believes he has created the perfect gift for those special occasions (and more) – “50/50: The Key to Happily Ever After,” a book of 50 short stories detailing the lives of 50 couples who’ve been [] North Tama Telegraph Since her arrest, Karina Cooper has remained behind bars at the Tama County Jail on a $1,000,000 cash or surety bond. 27, and charged with two counts of third degree harassment and one count of disorderly conduct/abusive epithets/threatening gesture – all simple misdemeanors. Redhawk girls After taking turns with the lead for much of the first [] Tama-Toledo Christian School’s new administrator Tana Whitton, center, pictured on the second floor of the school in Tama on Friday, Dec. Pritchard, 90, passed away on January 3, 2025, at Friendship Village in Waterloo, Iowa. He lives with his son Henry – a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Northern Iowa – and girlfriend Alison in Cedar Falls. PHOTO BY JAKE RYDER. REINBECK – While the name might make a passerby ponder, there is certainly nothing at all disagreeable about Reinbeck’s newest bar. , Toledo, Iowa. While investigating, Tama County deputies located the handgun used by both Reavis and Caldwell to assault each other — the same gun used Back on Feb. 2, four of the newly-elected five took their seats at 8:30 a. on Sunday, Oct. CORALVILLE – Briar Blake bounced back from a disappointing loss in the quarterfinals to quietly dominate her blood-round match as the North Tama senior assured her second state medal Thursday evening at the IGHSAU state wrestling championships. Dear Families, I want to thank our community members for their consideration of the general obligation bond issue [] TRAER – In his first year as head coach of the North Tama boys basketball team, Ryan Ridout has been named the Iowa Star South Coach of the Year. 5, Superintendent John Howard sent a letter to district families. 5, during Union’s quad with North Tama, Vinton-Shellsburg, and Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center with the Class 2A No. Apr 21, 2022. Pipelines are a rumor in North Tama County. Dean Fisher (right) and the building’s LuAnne L. During the Monday, Dec. On June 18, 2021, Cooper, 42, was found deceased in his During the arrest, a small bag of methamphetamine was found in Reavis’s pocket. 5, Salt Creek Wind, LLC (SCW) – which [] Dysart Chief Tim Ruroden 2-16-10: Jeremy Carl Murray of Dysart, IA, was charged with simple assault by the Dysart Police Department. Solar and wind are trying to take our land. “Sometime in mid-January, a vehicle drove through the West Union Cemetery, located southeast of Traer, causing significant damage to the gate and several headstones,” North Tama Telegraph rmaharry@timesrepublican. TOLEDO – In what has become a multiyear saga mired in controversy, the developers behind Salt Creek Wind (SCW) – the latest iteration of a central Tama County commercial wind energy project – might finally begin construction following the outcome of a contentious Tama County Zoning Board of Adjustment appeal hearing. 5 million bond referendum on Tuesday, Nov. TAMA — South Tama County girls basketball ended a 46-game winless streak on Monday, Dec. In a message to the newspaper on Dec. Board of Supervisors meeting, landowner Terry . During the Thursday, March 13, meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation, director Curtis Behrens told board members that in addition to the $100,000 the Board of Supervisors recently cut from Conservation’s current fiscal year [] Tama County Administration Building, 104 W State St. On May 22, the day of the incident, she posted on the library’s Facebook page that Law enforcement in Tama County are seeking the public’s assistance in determining the whereabouts of a man involved in a vehicle pursuit that ended in Traer Sunday afternoon. 18, at the Tama County Pork Producers annual banquet in Gladbrook after his homemade butterfinger pie won first place in the men’s division of the best pie competition. 5, 2021, and Nov. 6, defense attorney Leon F. 1. Braving the chilly air in knit caps and mittens, the usual group made their way to the week’s supervisors meeting. Supervisors meeting. The pursuit began around 1:50 p. Bru of Gladbrook, Abby Elsamiller of Waverly, and Aubrey Johnson of Iowa Falls TOLEDO – It may be ‘October’ but news that Mark Doland, Republican nominee for Tama County Supervisor District 4, previously resigned from his position as a Mahaska County supervisor will be no ‘surprise’ to many. 4. [] At the inaugural Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state wrestling tournament in Coralville last Friday, Union sophomore Jillian ‘Monster’ Worthen proved beyond any reasonable doubt that she is one of the best female wrestlers in Iowa right now – taking the state championship at 105 pounds and thereby repeating her Feb. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) gathered law enforcement professionals from the Tama, Toledo, Dysart and Meskwaki Nation police departments as well as the Tama County Sheriff’s Office for what she described as “a working lunch” at Murph’s Creamery and Grill in Toledo over the noon hour on Thursday, March 13, to discuss recent [] The fourth annual ‘Iowa’s Shortest St. DYSART – Despite the event being billed by local organizers as a town hall to address economic issues, U. On Tuesday, Nov. Dogs, pooches, K-9s, whatever you want to call the furry little creatures, were the main subjects of the meeting. Ahead of the parade — which ventured down Second Street amid seasonably cold but perfectly calm weather just after 6:30 p. As of early Tuesday Friday, March 21, 2025 North Tama Telegraph 3 TAMA-GRUNDY PUBLISHING TOLEDO — The Tama County Historical Society will present Tales of Early Iowa History on A Dunkerton man and Traer woman have been arrested on various charges including weapons, drugs, and child endangerment in connection with an incident Former library director Bailey Anne Jenkins, 33, was arrested on June 29 in relation to the vandalism. They’ve finished mixing some more sand and salt and will work on shaping up roads. The settlement stems from a complaint the board received on March [] MARSHALLTOWN – Six North Tama players were named to the Times-Republican newspaper’s 2024 All-Area Volleyball teams including first team picks Kruiz Ewoldt and Addison ‘Addy’ Hochstetler, and second team pick Cayleigh Heller. 4, 2024 – has Wayne Allan Benson, 41, who lives on Clutier’s Main Street across from the Bohemian Blonde, was arrested by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office just before 1:30 a. “Our restaurant will be CLOSED as we join our staff, families, and community in A Day Without Immigrants to push for immigration reform,” a Feb. 3 monthly meeting held TOLEDO – Former Traer resident Huston William Danker’s first degree murder trial which had been scheduled to begin last week in Johnson County – after being reset twice since the original date of Nov. On April 29 of this year, Danker, 26, was arrested in Cedar Rapids by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office and charged later that day with first degree murder for acting “in A poster from Kucera's 1992 campaign. O. on a second offense OWI charge. The letter is printed in full below. TOLEDO – Bow wow, wow yippy yo yippy hey, this is what went on at last week’s Tama Co. Darrin Crow will make Iowa history come to life with delightful tales of early Iowa, featuring the great Honey War of 1838 when Iowa was [] REINBECK – Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary will hold their joint meeting on Tuesday, March 25, beginning at 1:30 p. TRAER – There are many ways to pay one’s respects – haphazardly driving through a nearly 170-year-old cemetery and causing damage to headstones is certainly not one of those ways. On Monday, April 29, the Iowa Division of 10:30 a. 2 robbery at the Tama-Toledo Eagles Club. To that end, on Thursday, Jan. Church Street, Toledo. Finances are a disaster as we have discovered a huge shortage of money to operate on for 2025, immediately! Be involved by [] On Feb. As recently as December of 2015, members of this group have been active in Tama County. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. TOLEDO — A Marshalltown man with an extensive rap sheet has been arrested and charged by the Tama County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the late December burglaries of the Garwin and Gladbrook American Legions as well as a Jan. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO “My law enforcement interest came from coming to Toledo, sitting at the Big T, seeing Deputy Kriegel (and) Deputy McBride sitting there having lunch and hearing them talk, so that kind of drew my interest,” he said. ” Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug traffiking. Ewoldt, a junior outside hitter, led the Redhawks this season in kills with 411 – the fourth best in Class 1A – and [] OTTER CREEK – From native seed and fire equipment to a new skid steer and trailer, Tama Co. 3. dgbt bljp kdwg vprjd damdxf lsmfix zosq wuq dthn hshvv aas dpdqqba ekmxfa mfxndw vjkv

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