Just over a year after several of the same leaders held a listening session at the Meskwaki Tribal Center in August of 2025, representatives from the Iowa Environmental Council and the Harkin Institute invited community members to the meeting room at the downtown State Bank of Toledo ...
A passion for cooking and food runs deep in John Corathers’ blood: the Florida native grew up in a family full of chefs and restaurateurs, and they all shared their tips and tricks with him throughout his formative years. Corathers, who now resides in Nashua, is bringing all of that knowledge ...
AREA - With early voting already underway and Election Day approaching on Nov. 3, the Iowa House race in District 53 will pit longtime Republican incumbent Dean Fisher of Montour, who was first elected in 2012, against Democratic challenger Berleen Wobeter of Toledo. Fisher spent 26 years in ...
Dean Fisher, Republican candidate for Iowa House District 53 Age: 70 Education: Graduated from South Tama CSD in 1975, Graduated from DeVry Institute of Technology in 1978 with a Bachelor’s in Electronics Engineering Technology Occupation/Profession: Electronics Engineering and Business ...
Berleen Wobeter, Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 53 Age: 69 Old enough to have witnessed much change in the state and consider if the change has been positive or negative and what was the cause for the change. Education: Graduate of Dysart-Geneseo High School Earned a BS in ...
It wasn’t a lifelong goal or a product of years of passion, no local retiree Larry Kilmer wrote his book on accident. Whether it be pure happenstance or pure dedication, the end result is the same as a piece of literary art has been made, with every word smelling faintly of ...
The South Tama County Community School District is exploring a potential partnership with Marshalltown Community College (MCC) that could bring new career and technical education opportunities to students at South Tama County High School. During the Monday school board meeting, Superintendent ...
They all wandered alone, traveling separately, over dead leaves and under balding trees to come and congregate so as to meditate on the issues of the day at this week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting. The meeting started like most, with the roads report. The new Engineer, who is ...
The Tama City Council meeting started by snapping through agenda items left and right. They started by hiring a new deputy city clerk, Abbigail Patrick, setting her wage at $20 an hour, and making her a signer on all city accounts, replacing former deputy clerk Sierra Berger. EMS talked about ...
Tama-Toledo Christian School invites families, friends, and community members to join in two upcoming fundraising events this fall. These gatherings are an opportunity to support Christian education, enjoy fellowship, and celebrate the ways God is working through the school and throughout the ...