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Toledo soldier severely injured in Kuwait faces ‘long recovery’

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BETHESDA, MD. — Master Sergeant Josh Steinback of Toledo was severely injured in Kuwait during an initial round of retaliatory Iranian airstrikes on March 1, and he has returned to the U.S. to begin what is expected to be a lengthy recovery. Steinback serves in the U.S. Army Reserves, and ...

A gift from Mr. Carnegie

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Some called him the “Patron Saint of Libraries,” but most knew him as Andrew Carnegie. An immigrant whose formal education ended in his adolescence, Carnegie became an autodidact who valued the resource of a lended book. The richest man alive, at one point, Carnegie funded and built ...

MNPD investigating vandalism at Powwow Grounds

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MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — The Meskwaki Nation Police Department is investigating a recent incident of vandalism at the Powwow Grounds that resulted in damage to the light fixtures at the cookshack and speaker stand. “This kind of behavior is not just reckless, it’s disrespectful to the ...

The $20,000 question

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It was approved to call in the state auditor to look into discrepancies at this week’s Tama City Council meeting. This has come about because a council member had requested information that the city attorney, Thomas Hillers, who has since resigned for unrelated reasons, said they couldn’t ...

Oneida Cemetery Association to meet March 25

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CLUTIER – The Oneida Cemetery Association plans to meet Wednesday, March 25, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Clutier Fire Station office. The meeting is open to anyone with a plot in the cemetery or who has family buried there. For more information, contact treasurer Richard Arp.

Another Tama Mayor resigns

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For the second time in less than three years, the mayor of Tama has resigned. Mayor Brian Hanus put in his resignation on Wednesday, March 4. The letter of resignation read, “Due to the fact that certain members of the City Council believe that they can run everything the way they want, I ...

Wobeter files for Democratic primary in House District 53

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Berleen Wobeter of rural Toledo has filed to run in the Democratic primary for Iowa House District 53, submitting her paperwork on Friday, March 6, at the Iowa Secretary of State’s office. The filing window for Iowa’s 2026 primary elections will close March 13 at 5 p.m. Candidates who ...