With the potential sale of the former middle school looming, the STC board room was full for Monday’s meeting. Nearly 40 community members were present, and more joined via Google Meet when the STC school board voted unanimously to table the potential sale of three parcels of land to ...
In a fever dream-like moment, snow fell in the parking lot of the country club on Saturday morning, but nowhere else in Tama County. It was the annual Hometown Holiday celebration, and the seasonal cheer was in the air. Santa greeted kids at the country club before they got to go on a ...
TOLEDO – At about 4:14 p.m. on Monday, Tama County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a single vehicle accident in the 2800 block of N Avenue, just outside Toledo. A local farmer reported that a vehicle had gone into the ditch and the driver was injured and possibly trapped. Chief ...
This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting kicked off right after Supervisor David Turner got back from his pre-meeting bathroom break. Ben Daleske, the Tama County Engineer, gave his report, saying that they’ve been stockpiling rock in Chelsea, and they’ve been receiving rock from Salt ...
STC Adopt-A-Family “Wishmas Trees” have been decorated with Christmas gift requests for those less fortunate from our community. Please stop in, pick a tag from the tree, and make someone’s holiday brighter. Committee member Cynthia Roth is pictured by the tree at Dollar Fresh with ...
TOLEDO – The dedicated efforts of local volunteers have paid off in a big way for Tama County residents this year. Grow A Row for Tama County, a project spearheaded by the Tama County Master Gardeners, has donated over 2,100 lb. of fresh, locally-grown produce to area food pantries during the ...
IOWA – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeking comments on the second comprehensive review and revision to the State Wildlife Action Plan, “Securing a Future for Fish and Wildlife: A Conservation Legacy for Iowans.” The plan is available for review online at ...
WASHINGTON D.C. – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025: “After 43 long days, the government shutdown is finally over. Dysfunction in Washington does not serve Iowans. Iowans deserve common sense, not partisan nonsense. As we approach the ...
TOLEDO – For the last eight months, a new face has greeted visitors who stepped inside the door at Tama County’s Veteran Affairs Office, director Chad Weaver of Garwin. And while Weaver – a Marshalltown High School Class of 2010 alumnus and veteran – is employed as the office’s ...
After a strong first season serving Tama-Toledo from her food trailer, Mya Cowell of Clare’s Tenderloins by Mya is keeping the momentum going through the winter months — this time from inside The Pump in Tama. Mya, who grew up working on her grandpa Clare’s original food trailer in ...