1003 South County Road is the host to the community's newest coffee shop. The new Toledo business is no stranger to the area, having another shop in the works already in Marshalltown along with a trailer style shop. The shop is much more than coffee, with mini pancakes, breakfast ...

Families, friends, and alumni gathered at Miss Lacy’s Preschool last week for a ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating the completion of a long-awaited new playground. Owner Lacey Starits said the project was years in the making, and became possible thanks to a mix of donations, ...

TOLEDO - Commercial wind energy development in Tama County has hit another wall. This past Monday, Sept. 15, the Tama County Board of Supervisors was expected to take action on several agenda items related to the Salt Creek Wind Phase II project including the following: -Approve ...

Editor's Note: This story is publishing online ahead of the Friday, Sept. 19 print edition in advance of tomorrow's (Monday, Sept. 15) Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. TOLEDO – In roughly 12 hours time, the future of Salt Creek Wind Phase II – the second and final phase of the ...

CHELSEA — Wings flapped, tails wagged, and wands flourished. The 2025 Faery Experience: An Immersive Fantasy Retreat was well attended and the center of all magical wonder on the weekend of Aug. 23. Held at Windy Goat Acres in Chelsea, people came from all around to step into a world of ...

This week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting saw a pivotal turn in the epic wind turbine saga. After years of fighting, litigation, and back-and-forth, the supervisors agreed to enter into a settlement agreement with Salt Creek Wind LLC that will allow their project to move forward ...

If you haven't been uptown in Toledo lately, taking a stroll or checking out the farmer's market, then you might have missed it – the new addition to the community skyline. A little store called Angie Blocker Designs, operated by, you guessed it, local woman Angie Blocker at 103 W. High ...

Sometimes it takes a village, and recently, this village just got slightly bigger. The mental health services of Together We Can (TWC) have come to Tama to offer help. Moving into the Tama Prairie Ridge office at 413 McClellan St., every Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Together We Can is ...

TAMA — Together We Can, a peer support agency based in Marshalltown, is expanding to Tama County. It will be in the Prairie Ridge office located at 413 McClellan St. from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday's. Together We Can offers one-on-one peer support and educational groups and classes. it will ...

CHELSEA — As Windy Goat Acres just outside of Chelsea continues to gain notoriety and acclaim around the state and the country for its idyllic setting in Iowa’s Bohemian Alps and unique array of events, the facility hosted its first official concert featuring indie folk artists Dan ...