This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting started with the making of a puddle on the meeting room floor. As Supervisor Curt Hilmer attempted to open his morning Dr Pepper, the pop foamed, overflowed the top, and dripped down onto the tile. After Hilmer was done cleaning his mess, and ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary joint meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Toledo Post Home at 1:30 in the afternoon. This will be our Memorial Service so please get your list of deceased members during the last year to Lorraine Vileta before the meeting.
TOLEDO — Huston William Danker was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 3, to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the June 2021 death of Ryan Cooper. The sentencing took place Friday morning in Tama County District Court, in ...
CHELSEA — While walking through the hills, past the animals, across the paths, you are greeted with the wondrous, colorful pieces that sit on the land like they’ve always been there. This art is a part of the Biannual art exhibition known as ‘Live from the Iowa Alps,’ which began on ...
The Iowa Department of Education released its 2025 School Performance Profiles this fall, providing updated ratings for each public school across the state under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The South Tama County Community School District — which includes an elementary, ...
CHELSEA — Good vibes, good times, and animals walking all about, it was the Fall Soul Retreat. At Windy Goat Acres in Chelsea, last weekend was the annual retreat all about calming down, and getting reacquainted with yourself. Catherine Potter from Cedar Falls, owner of Wild Heart Retreats ...
TRAER – North Tama teacher Christine (Chris) McFate remains on paid administrative leave as the district continues its investigation into a social media post she made last month in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. On Thursday, Sept. 12, two days after ...
This week’s Tama City Council meeting started with a discussion about the old STC middle school. South Tama High School teacher Deanna Zmolek spoke to the council about supporting a letter to the STC School Board asking for a delay to the selling of the old middle school. Zmolek, a ...
In the drizzle of the Monday morning, the usual crowd made their way to the Tama County Supervisors meeting to discuss the big issues, which this week mostly concerned the roads department. Starting off the meeting was none other than Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske with his report. He stated ...
The Tama County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a pair of asphalt scams that occurred last week, one of which resulted in the homeowner confronting the alleged scammers and being injured as a result. “In one case, a homeowner was injured after confronting the individuals, who then fled ...