As the earth made its way around the sun for yet another time, the Tama-Toledo area made 2025 a year to remember. From the supervisors to the schools, things progressed and changed in our community this year. Here is a look back at the good and the bad in the biggest stories of 2025. New ...
A Snow Squall Warning was issued for the Tama-Toledo area around midday Sunday as a powerful winter storm moved through eastern Iowa. Snow squalls impacted the region, creating sudden and dangerous travel conditions. Outside of the squalls themselves, temperatures dropped rapidly while winds ...
The Tama County Sheriff’s office issued a press release on Monday seeking the public's help locating a missing man. Twenty-two-year-old Nicholas Benton Collins of Garwin hasn’t been seen since Dec. 19. Collins left a note stating he was “going away for a while” before he left his ...
MARSHALLTOWN — Grant Gibbons has been named the new publisher of The Times-Republican and the Tama-Grundy weekly publications. Gibbons, who has worked in the newspaper industry since 1988, started in his new position Dec. 15, replacing Terry Christensen who retired Nov. 21. He holds a ...
The annual STC Alumni Night Pep-Band will be held on Monday, Jan. 9. In boys basketball action against Solon, the group opened up to graduates and community members will play from the band's recognizable setlist. STC band director Mike Carnahan shared information about the event on Facebook, ...
The last Tama County Supervisors meeting of the year on Monday was over and done within a mere 15 minutes. This rocket ship of a meeting started like always with Tama County Engineer, Ben Daleske, giving his weekly report. He stated that they hauled sand to the mix sheds last week, and they ...
Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach Tama County recently released its annual Impact Report demonstrating significant contributions across youth development, financial security, and agricultural stewardship. The report highlights how research-backed programs provided critical ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Iowa welcomed home its fallen hero on a somber Christmas Eve as the body of Iowa Army National Guard Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel “Nate” Howard, 29, a Class of 2014 Marshalltown High School graduate who was killed in an ISIS terrorist attack while serving in Palmyra, ...
MARSHALLTOWN – The funeral service for Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel “Nate” Howard was held on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at the Marshalltown High School Roundhouse. Hundreds of citizens and uniformed soldiers gathered inside to honor the slain Iowa National Guardsman, who was killed in ...
Christmas spirit infested the Tama-Toledo in the days leading up to the holiday. Nary a thing could be seen or heard that didn’t fill citizens with yuletide joy. Last Friday, South Tama Elementary had an unexpected visitor. The Grinch, the furry green creature with the ever-growing ...