The South Tama County School Board and the Toledo City Council met Friday afternoon for a joint work session focused on the future of the former STC middle school property in Toledo, following the withdrawal of the most recent buyer and end user. All five school board members were in ...
PALMYRA, SYRIA — A Marshalltown National Guardsman who grew up in the community, graduated from MHS in 2014 and worked as a laser engraving specialist at Emerson was killed in a terrorist attack by a lone ISIS gunman in Palmyra, Syria, early last Saturday morning, according to multiple ...
It’s the start of the political season and Lindsay James, candidate for Iowa’s 2nd congressional district including counties in the northeast quadrant of the state showed up for her planned campaign event Dec. 13, at the Toledo Public Library despite near whiteout conditions. James, who ...
Hardee’s in Toledo recently completed two fundraising campaigns that generated more than $1,700 for local organizations, according to district manager Ashlea Kearney. Instead of a typical in-store holiday promotion, Hardee’s employees encouraged customers to participate in a ...
This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting was rather swift and to the point. The meeting started with Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske, saying that they have been “out and about,” dealing with the snow. They are preparing for more of the winter by stocking and mixing salt and sand. The ...
In a gesture to Tama City Council member Emily Babinat at her last meeting, Babinat was made to make the first motion on every agenda item. Although Babinat voted nay to one motion she herself made, just for fun, that motion passed anyway. This started after the council heard the annual ...
The Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA School of Dance, The Dance Konnection, will present “Scrooge—Jazz’d Up Like The Dickens,” at 3 p.m. on Dec. 20 at the Wieting Theater in Toledo. More than 40 talented area dancers will present this captivating performance for guests of all ages and breathe new ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — ”If you want to learn about indigenous people, go talk to them.” That was the advice Suzanne Buffalo shared on Saturday morning as the tribe’s cultural center and museum was open for special weekend hours in conjunction with National Tribal Museums Day. ...
South Tama’s archery program kicked off another season on Saturday hosting the Second Annual Richard & Vicki Koehler Archery Tournament, bringing hundreds of archers to Tama-Toledo for a full day of bullseye and 3D competition. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural ...
“I think we’re back at square one now,” STC School Board Member Megan Thiessen said after hearing the potential buyer and end user of the old middle school had pulled their interest from the three parcels in Toledo. In the discussion items at Monday’s school board meeting, ...