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Smashed to perfection

About five years ago, Kassi Whitebreast first launched a food stand, specializing in onion smashburgers like the ones popular in her father’s home state of Oklahoma and traveling to local carnivals, town festivals and powwows to sell them. It’s been a long road from there in a literal ...

They built this city

In the entire history of rock n’ roll music, there may not be a band with a more unique story of reinvention and endurance than Starship, which began in the 1960s as the quintessential Bay Area psychedelic rock act Jefferson Airplane, transformed into the more commercial rock vehicle known as ...

Ethics committee unanimously dismisses complaint against Rep. Fisher

DES MOINES — A complaint filed by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) against Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour) over his involvement with the newly created Tama-Toledo Christian School was unanimously dismissed by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee on Tuesday morning. "I’m glad ...

Cracking down

Toledo has seen an uptick in self checkout related thefts in the last year. Just since January, there have been over 20 reported thefts from local businesses. Most commonly, the thefts have been for items costing less than $20, but some have stolen up to $300 worth of merchandise. From stacking ...

Angie’s Little Free Library

On the north side of Elm Street in Toledo, a small green building sits atop a pole. This is a Little Free Library. A few years ago, Angie Blocker, an avid reader, was reviewing books on Instagram when she stumbled upon the Little Free Library trend. Angie knew right away she wanted to build one ...

Quick and to the point

TOLEDO - This week's supervisors' meeting was over in the blink of an eye and started like normal with the engineer's report. Blading is being done, dirt is being put down, and contract rock has started being hauled around the county. The last right-of-way easement for E Avenue was purchased ...

Stuck between the FBI and a trash can

TOLEDO - This week's Toledo Council meeting wrapped up in record time. First on the agenda was Marty Wymore, who spoke to the council about the catalyst grant that would be acquired to help fix up 132 High St., the Masonic Temple building. The city passed a resolution to pay and start work on ...

Military leadership experience fuels aspirations for Tama County Sheriff

Tama County Sheriff's Office Detective Trevor J. Killian has recently been selected for his second assignment as the next 607th Military Police Battalion Command Sergeant Major in Grand Prairie, Texas. The Command Sergeants Major is the senior most noncommissioned officer in the Army. The 607th ...

Tama County Joint Legion, Auxiliary meeting set for March 26

CLUTIER – The Tama County Joint Legion and Auxiliary meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 26, at 1:30 p.m. in Clutier. Please note this is an afternoon meeting. We will have an update on Government Day coming up on April 10.

Farmers Market Nutrition Program vendor training

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Tama County announces a partnership with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship to host an Iowa Farmers Market Nutrition Program vendor training at 9 a.m. on March 14 or April 9. This training is for fruit and vegetable growers, ...