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 ...
It’s the start of the political season and Lindsay James, candidate for Iowa’s 2nd congressional district including counties in the northeast quadrant of the state showed up for her planned campaign event Dec. 13, at the Toledo Public Library despite near whiteout conditions. James, who ...
Hardee’s in Toledo recently completed two fundraising campaigns that generated more than $1,700 for local organizations, according to district manager Ashlea Kearney. Instead of a typical in-store holiday promotion, Hardee’s employees encouraged customers to participate in a ...
This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting was rather swift and to the point. The meeting started with Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske, saying that they have been “out and about,” dealing with the snow. They are preparing for more of the winter by stocking and mixing salt and sand. The ...
In a gesture to Tama City Council member Emily Babinat at her last meeting, Babinat was made to make the first motion on every agenda item. Although Babinat voted nay to one motion she herself made, just for fun, that motion passed anyway. This started after the council heard the annual ...