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STC’s Dixie Forcht to join Iowa Thespian Hall of Fame

Dixie Forcht, theatre director at South Tama County High School, is the newest member of the Iowa Thespian Hall of Fame. Forcht will be inducted on November 14 during the annual Iowa Thespian Festival at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) campus. She will be honored for her significant ...

Tama County Tom Stompers to host family bingo night Nov. 14 at Tama Ballroom

TAMA – Tama County Tom Stompers, the Tama County chapter of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation (NWTF), will hold a family bingo night on Saturday, Nov. 14, beginning at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.) at the Tama Ballroom located at 1411 E Fifth Street in Tama. Ten bingo games will be ...

‘Homespun’ to visit on Oct. 25

TOLED0 — First Presbyterian Church of Toledo will host "Homespun," a gospel Country and Blue Grass musical family - the Dirksens from Woden. They will lead the church's worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 25. A potluck luncheon will follow. The public is invited.

To Stanton and back

They met first thing in the morning on Oct. 1, loaded into a bus, and took off on a classic ol’ road trip. There were county supervisors, mayors, regular citizens, and political candidates filling the seats. So, where were they all going? Stanton, a local economic marvel in southwest Iowa. ...

Helping Tama County thrive

A new initiative known as Thrive Iowa is taking root in Marshall and Tama counties, and on Wednesday, the professionals behind the program met with civic leaders, social workers and law enforcement to map out how it will look locally and plan the next steps. In Tama County, that collective ...

For the love of Frankenstein

It is that time of year when leaves crunch underfoot, pumpkins don visages of horror, and things go bump in the night. The spooky month of October pairs well with the talent and style of local young artist Amina Mekanovic. The astounding yet eerie art of Amina can be found at the Toledo ...

2026 MSS Homecoming Royalty crowned

Homecoming King Layne Steuhm Wolf and Queen Karsyn Wolf were crowned the 2026 Meskwaki Settlement School Homecoming Royalty during a ceremony held last week.

Chock full of public hearings

This week’s Toledo City Council meeting was chock-full of public hearings. It started with a hearing on the sale of vacated public right of way a.k.a. Parcel M, which is located at the intersection of South Broadway and Business Highway 30 East. There were no comments, and the council ...

Exempt sessions and health fund

Once the switch for the sun was flipped on and Monday began, those usual meeting goers made their way to the Tama County Supervisors meeting. The meeting started with a lengthy exempt session that had a group loitering in the hall, waiting for the regular meeting to start. The roads ...