MARSHALLTOWN – The funeral service for Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel “Nate” Howard was held on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025, at the Marshalltown High School Roundhouse. Hundreds of citizens and uniformed soldiers gathered inside to honor the slain Iowa National Guardsman, who was killed in ...
Christmas spirit infested the Tama-Toledo in the days leading up to the holiday. Nary a thing could be seen or heard that didn’t fill citizens with yuletide joy. Last Friday, South Tama Elementary had an unexpected visitor. The Grinch, the furry green creature with the ever-growing ...
Despite postponing due to weather concerns the week before, Project 60 went off without a hitch. A staple in the community since the early 1980s, the free community meal is open to residents 60 years of age and over. The meal is prepared by STC food service and High school student council ...
The most interesting agenda item at this week’s Toledo City Council meeting had to do with a plat of land. Listed as Fareway Plat 1 on the agenda, this piece of land was preliminarily approved and then finally approved contingent on Fareway's signature. This plat of land is planned to be ...
As a few things melted and refroze, the usual group of characters met for this week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting. Ben Daleske, the Tama County Engineer, kicked things off with his usual report, this time talking about the current condition of roads. Sand and salt will be mixed this week ...
TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H clubs proudly joined forces with the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation to participate in this season’s Ignite the Spirit program, bringing holiday cheer and essential food support to local schools and communities. Toledo Techs, Garwin Roughriders, Buckingham ...
DOVER, Del. – On Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) attended a solemn transfer of remains at Dover Air Force Base for two Iowa National Guard members killed in Syria: Sgt. William Nathaniel “Nate” Howard of Marshalltown and Sgt. Edgar Torres-Tovar of Des Moines. ...
The South Tama County School Board and the Toledo City Council met Friday afternoon for a joint work session focused on the future of the former STC middle school property in Toledo, following the withdrawal of the most recent buyer and end user. All five school board members were in ...
PALMYRA, SYRIA — A Marshalltown National Guardsman who grew up in the community, graduated from MHS in 2014 and worked as a laser engraving specialist at Emerson was killed in a terrorist attack by a lone ISIS gunman in Palmyra, Syria, early last Saturday morning, according to multiple ...