MONTOUR — Four years ago, Mike and Jenny Vinson left the big city of Toronto and returned back to the area where she was born and raised near Montour, citing restrictions on churches in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary driving factor. Mike, a recently naturalized U.S. ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — History was quietly made on April 28 with the largest mass return to date of Meskwaki objects from a single institution: over 200 items came home in a single day. This marks the first time that a collection came back as a single group. Known as the “Mary Alicia Owen ...
Who has the tougher lawn mower? That was the question that started it all. Bryce Dammann and Nohlen Peshel were debating this exact topic, and there’s only one way to find out the right answer: have a lawn mower pull. Bryce, Nohlen, Nick Peshel, Sam Ferris, and Larry Werner are the men ...
At Monday’s school board meeting, progress was made in the search for a buyer of the old middle school, Superintendent John Cain announced to the board. “I believe we’ve got a bid, that we’ll talk about a little bit later,” he said, alluding to the closed session following the ...
EMS was the subject of multiple agenda items at this week’s Tama City Council meeting. The council was informed about some small repairs on unit 241 and a new brush guard that was attached. The council approved a few new members for EMS staffing as well, pending volunteer approval. The ...
The Toledo Police Department took the spotlight at this week’s Toledo City Council meeting. Toledo Police Chief Dan Quigley awarded three of his officers, Igor Dias, Andrew Bunce, and Nathan Wunn, with special commendations. Quigley talked about giving this recognition. “Public ...
Chairman Mark Doland was absent this week, so the second in charge, Supervisor Heather Knebel, ran the meeting this bright Monday morning. Kicking off the meeting with the roads report, it was said that rocking and chloride will be done this week, and they plan on reblading K Avenue weekly. A ...
May 22: 4:30 p.m. Meet at Tama Legion to prepare for putting flags up at Oak Hill 5 p.m. Put up flags at Oak Hill May 23: 7:30 a.m. Meet at St. Patrick’s cemetery to put up flags May 24: 11:30 a.m. Service at Sheridan Church 12:30 p.m. Service at St. John’s ...
TOLEDO – From building with LEGO bricks to casting a fishing line, making breakfast while reading, and scoring goals on the soccer field, Tama County 4-H is bringing the fun this summer with a variety of engaging programs open to **all youth**. Families are invited to explore these handson ...
TAMA COUNTY – Tama County Master Gardeners and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Tama County invite farmers and gardeners to once again “Grow A Row for Tama County—Backyard Gardeners Fighting Hunger” in 2026. Now entering its sixth year, the campaign encourages residents ...