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Self-guided walking tour of Woodlawn Cemetery set for July

TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society has organized a self-guided walking tour of Woodlawn Cemetery for the month of July. Printed handouts featuring brief biographies and a short history of the cemetery will be available at the museum June 24–25 and July 1–2, 2026, from 1–4:30 ...

Agriculture Safety Day educates South Tama third graders on farm safety

Third graders at South Tama County Elementary spent the morning of May 22 learning valuable lessons while having plenty of fun during a recent Safety Day Event organized by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Tama County in partnership with Tama County Farm Bureau and Tama County ...

Toledo Farmers Market returns for the season

The courthouse square in Toledo was alive and filled with market goers as the Toledo Farmers Market returned for the 2026 season. The Farmers Market is held on Fridays from 5 to 7 p.m. to the east of the Tama County Courthouse. This season marks the first after the renovation and ...

Colt Cadets Drum and Bugle corps returning to Toledo, volunteers needed

The South Tama County School District will once again serve as a host for the Colt Cadets drum and bugle corps of Dubuque from Monday, June 15 through Sunday, June 21. The Colt Cadets, an Open Class corps within Drum Corps International (DCI), will use the new middle school facilities to ...

Former Tama County jailer charged with sexual abuse

A now former Tama County jailer has been arrested and charged with two counts of second degree sexual abuse, both Class B felonies, over events that allegedly occurred in 2023. On Monday, the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested 21-year-old Clayton Killian of Dysart, who was ...

Student expelled, other action taken at Monday’s board meeting

Monday’s STC school board meeting saw a quick moving open session meeting followed by two closed sessions. Both labeled as: Iowa Code 21.5(1)(e) “To discuss whether to conduct a hearing, or conduct a hearing for suspension or expulsion of a student, unless an open meeting is requested by ...

Annual Corpus Christi Mass celebrated at Clutier’s St. Wenceslaus Oratory

RURAL CLUTIER – As the sound of hymns sung by some 150 parishioners escaped the slightly ajar doors to rural Clutier’s St. Wenceslaus Oratory last Sunday, June 7, the Prince of Peace (Catholic) Cluster celebrated the annual Corpus Christi Mass and procession for the first time under ...

4-10’s or not 4-10’s: This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting

This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting drew a mighty crowd that included State Representative Dean Fisher; this crowd quickly filed out, leaving a dwindling few after the public comment section. Multiple people spoke again about the dust control on 290th Street, as well as ...

The Slushie Matter: This week’s Toledo City Council Meeting

At this week’s Toledo City Council meeting, many things were discussed, but one of the first big items was the discussion of 103 Business Highway 30 West, aka the Alvarez Auto building. Juli Sanford and Dave Bral are looking to buy the property, but before they purchase, they wished to speak ...

Woman arrested after high speed chase in Toledo

A woman was arrested on Tuesday, June 9, after allegedly leading Toledo Police Department officers on a chase that ended on the Midwest Sleep property. Kathleen Amber Dolan, 34, allegedly fled from the Arrowhead Mobile Home Park in a vehicle at a high rate of speed after officers were ...