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, ...
The city of Toledo has reached a fourth and final settlement with an individual who alleged that former Police Officer Kyle Howe used excessive force against him during a 2023 traffic stop. According to documents shared with the News Chronicle, 28-year-old Issaias Romero will receive a gross ...
A $221 million ITC Midwest electrical transmission line will be constructed running between the Morgan Valley substation in Linn County southwest of Fairfax and the currently under construction Twinkle substation on the east edge of Marshalltown after the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) ...
This week’s Tama County Supervisor meeting was punctuated by the odd cough and sneeze as Supervisor Curt Hilmer still fought to get over his cold. Poor Hilmer even got a start and jumped at the sudden dial tone when they attempted to reach insurance man Skip Lowe. The meeting started as it ...
This week’s Toledo City Council meeting started with the official approval of the 28E agreement with the county for the Toledo Bandstand. With that, the council moved on to the second agenda item. The council approved releasing three old liens, and just as swiftly moved on to agenda item ...
WEST DES MOINES — "Iowa Farm Bureau appreciates the $12 billion agricultural assistance package announced today that will help mitigate financial effects on farmers,” said IFBF President Brent Johnson. “We also commend the administration for inviting Cordt Holub, an Iowa Farm Bureau ...
The proposed sale of the old STC middle school is officially no more as both interested parties, George Duncan, with his company Southfork Premier Properties LLC in Meadville, Mo., and Mike Kovalrachik, of Sherman Oaks, Calif., have pulled their bid from the properties. This was confirmed in an ...
NEW YORK — Corbin Shuckahosee, a member of the Meskwaki Nation and a sophomore at South Tama County (STC) High School, recently enjoyed a rare opportunity to travel to New York City and showcase his fancy dance at the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside his mother Kathy ...