At around 10 p.m. on July 18, there was a collision between an electric motorcycle and an SUV at the intersection of West 7th Street and McClellan Street in Tama. Preliminary investigation suggests that two juveniles failed to obey a stop sign while traveling west on the electric motorcycle ...
The most interesting item on this week’s Tama City Council agenda was the resignation of Tama Police Chief Jason Bina. This agenda item was approved with little comment and discussion. The meeting started with some Tama County Emergency Management’s Ryan Goodenbour talking to the council ...
With the sun laid out about the sky like the broken yolk of a fried egg, ushering in another summer morning, people gathered for the weekly Tama County Supervisors meeting on Monday. Citizens discussed the prevalence of weeds and flowers and the beauty, annoyance, and containment of such plants ...
CLUTIER – After jubilantly celebrating 125 years as a community last summer, Clutier will not be hosting its annual Fun Day celebration in 2026. But worry not, polka fans, the annual Bohemian Plum Festival street concert is still a go for later this month. “Sorry, but there will be no Fun ...
GLADBROOK – After winning princess honors at last year’s county fair, Belle Werner of Toledo was crowned the 2026 Tama County Fair Queen Tuesday evening, July 14, at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Werner was vying for the honor alongside fellow candidates Kenzie Bartel of rural ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — On July 13, 1857, the Meskwaki Nation, Iowa’s only resident tribe, purchased the first 80 acres of a Settlement that has grown to encompass over 8,000 acres in west central Tama County from Isaac Butler, and since 1992, the date has been commemorated as a Meskwaki ...
The annual Stoplight Festival returned to Toledo last Friday, and for the second straight year, rain affected the evening. This year, however, the festival continued on thanks to the completion of the covered bandstand after the rain started around 6:30. Former News Chronicle editor Darvin ...
Following the Thursday night world premiere performance of A Hi-Way Inn Holiday at the Wieting Theatre, audience members had the opportunity to hear directly from playwright Tom Akers during a question-and-answer session. Akers is an Iowa playwright, director, and retired school ...
This week’s Toledo City Council meeting barely had a quorum as only council members Cook, Vesley, and Boll were present. Mayor Pro Tem Boll led the meeting and slid through the meeting with ease, bouncing off agenda items as they came. The meeting kicked off with Alex Martinez, who ...
This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting, which was rescheduled from Monday to Tuesday due to Meskwaki Proclamation Day, was quick and to the point. The meeting kicked off with the roads report, which stated they are mowing, fixing washouts, ditching, and working on culvert installations, ...