A wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of the estate of a Chelsea man who was killed during a standoff with Tama County deputies in 2021 has been voluntarily dropped with no settlement reached. According to court documents, Shawn R. Fowlkes, the executor of the late Dewey Dale Wilfong ...
The city of Toledo is facing a fourth federal lawsuit tied to the alleged actions of one former police officer. In 2023, Toledo city officials publicly condemned one of its police officers, Kyle Howe, for multiple instances of excessive force. Howe resigned in the midst of an internal ...
TAMA - One of the biggest pieces of information in this week's Tama City Council meeting was the fact that Tama is now subject to a lawsuit due to a suit filed against former Toledo Police Officer Kyle Howe and former Tama Police Officer Anthony Rodriguez. The meeting started with a ...
TOLEDO - This Monday's supervisors started like usual, with a report from the engineer. They've finished mixing some more sand and salt and will work on shaping up roads. The K Avenue bridge deck has been poured. An easement for a right of way on E Avenue was approved. Also approved were a few ...
TOLEDO - This Monday's Supervisors' meeting was a quick one, as there was only one item on the agenda. As usual, the meeting started out with the county engineer giving his report. He stated that over the weekend, they got more snow pushed back and are working quickly during the "little ...
TOLEDO - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff provide updates on recently completed hunting seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting rules and regulations and address other topics as requested. Locally, the Iowa DNR ...
This week's Toledo City Council meeting started an hour early with a presentation from Aureon Fiber Optics and hosted unified communication. The presentation was about Aureon possibly supplying new internet and phones for the city. During the regular meeting, the council discussed Aureon and ...
This Monday's supervisors meeting was nearly sidelined by good conversation. The supervisors and the public were chatting along so nicely that they didn't see the clock telling them to start the meeting. Snow was the subject reported on by the engineer, as they have been working on it on all ...
TAMA COUNTY – The story last week was certainly the weather as two significant winter storms clobbered Iowa – the first blowing through Monday into Tuesday with a heavy, wet snow, and the second arriving Friday into Saturday with blizzard conditions and bitter cold. The snowstorms ...
TAMA - On Monday night, footprints in the snow led up to the Tama Civic Center as locals braved the harsh wind for the council meeting. After a public comment section filled with complaints and discussion about snow and snow removal, the council moved on to their agenda items. First up on the ...