Ten agencies banded together on Sunday to safely take into custody 45-year-old Joshua Gustafson, who was staying at the Designer Inn and Suites in Toledo. Gustafson, of Pleasant Hill, had active felony arrest warrants with nationwide extradition following an assault and robbery in October. ...
With the start of the new year comes a new change. At this week’s Tama County supervisors meeting, the supervisors met the two new foremen for the roads department and went over some details. The county will be split down the middle, for new foremen Taylor House and Terry Purvis, with one ...
NEWTON COUNTY, ARK — After being missing for 18 days, the body of Garwin resident Nicholas Collins has been found. An Arkansas State Trooper with the Emergency Response Team found Collins on Tuesday in Newton County, Arkansas. According to a press release by the Newton County Sheriff’s ...
A former Iowa police officer accused of the repeated use of excessive force is now suing the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy for suspending his certification as a peace officer. Kyle Howe resigned from City of Toledo’s police force in 2023 when city officials publicly condemned him for what ...
For some of the younger citizens, 2026 started early. Noon Year’s Eve at the Toledo Public Library had games, juice, and fun galore to rock in the new year. Although technical difficulties had the ball dropping prematurely in the countdown, all were happy at the beginning of the year.
This week’s Tama Council meeting started with the approval of advertising for summer help. There will be three positions available. One for cemetery help, one to water the plants, and one as a floater to be used where they are needed. The council then approved the moving around of money to ...
WATERLOO – MercyOne Waterloo Birth Center’s first birth of 2026 was recently announced. “Please join us in congratulating Kimberly, Nathan and family on the arrival of baby Calvin,” MercyOne wrote on social media on Jan. 3. “Calvin was born on January 2, 2026, at 6:49 a.m., marking ...
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers are heading into the 2026 legislative session with several new leaders – but many of the issues expected to take top priority are subjects left unresolved in 2025, namely eminent domain and property taxes. Lawmakers presented legislation on both of these issues ...
As the earth made its way around the sun for yet another time, the Tama-Toledo area made 2025 a year to remember. From the supervisors to the schools, things progressed and changed in our community this year. Here is a look back at the good and the bad in the biggest stories of 2025. New ...
A Snow Squall Warning was issued for the Tama-Toledo area around midday Sunday as a powerful winter storm moved through eastern Iowa. Snow squalls impacted the region, creating sudden and dangerous travel conditions. Outside of the squalls themselves, temperatures dropped rapidly while winds ...