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Back to square one: Potential buyers back out of old middle school sale

The proposed sale of the old STC middle school is officially no more as both interested parties, George Duncan, with his company Southfork Premier Properties LLC in Meadville, Mo., and Mike Kovalrachik, of Sherman Oaks, Calif., have pulled their bid from the properties. This was confirmed in an ...

A cultural showcase

NEW YORK — Corbin Shuckahosee, a member of the Meskwaki Nation and a sophomore at South Tama County (STC) High School, recently enjoyed a rare opportunity to travel to New York City and showcase his fancy dance at the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside his mother Kathy ...

Snow more

It started with one little unique flake, and then another followed it close behind; soon, there were inches of snow all around. The first great snow fall of the year has locals bundled up and scooping their walks. In colorful stocking hats and mittens, children and children at heart played in ...

Meskwaki Health Clinic hosts annual Turkey Trot

Freezing temperatures and frigid winds did not deter runners, walkers, and joggers from participating in the Meskwaki Health Clinic's annual Turkey Trot. Rudy Papakee, Health Director of the tribe, organizes the event every year with 2025 being no different. Starting from the Meskwaki ...

Last Week Tonight: Last Week’s Toledo City Council meeting

Last week’s Toledo City Council meeting started with the approval of a resolution for more stop signs. This time, the stop signs will be placed on Church Street facing North and South. The council approved entering into a continued 5-year lease agreement with GigFire from 2025 to 2030. The ...

Through the snow: This week’s Tama County Supervisors Meeting

The supervisors all made tracks as they made their way through the snow to make their way to this week’s regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting was kicked off by Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske giving his weekly report, saying that the PCI Bridge project on S Avenue is finished and open. ...

In the dog house: This week’s Tama City Council meeting

This week’s Tama City Council meeting started with a bark and a howl as the first item on the agenda was a shelter house for the dog park. The council approved the purchase of a “cattle shed lean-to” at a price of $4,050. The council approved an update to the culvert repair and ...

On hold: School board tables sale of old STC middle school

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 ...

Holiday Kickoff

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 ...

Deputies, farmers, EMS and fire respond to serious crash in rural Toledo

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 ...