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Government

Three motions in a pod

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 ...

Emily’s motions

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 ...

City of Toledo reaches final Howe-related settlement

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 ...

Doing the dial tone jump

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 ...

Moving snow

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 ...

Back to square one: Potential buyers back out of old middle school sale

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 ...

Last Week Tonight: Last Week’s Toledo City Council meeting

Last week’s Toledo City Council meeting started with the approval of a resolution for more stop signs. This time, the stop signs will be placed on Church Street facing North and South. The council approved entering into a continued 5-year lease agreement with GigFire from 2025 to 2030. The ...

Through the snow: This week’s Tama County Supervisors Meeting

The supervisors all made tracks as they made their way through the snow to make their way to this week’s regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting was kicked off by Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske giving his weekly report, saying that the PCI Bridge project on S Avenue is finished and open. ...