TOLEDO – For a man of few words, Ryan Cooper’s family members offered up many of their own as part of two powerful victim impact statements made during Karina Sue Cooper’s sentencing hearing which took place last Friday, more than two months after she was found guilty of first-degree ...
Families, friends, and alumni gathered at Miss Lacy’s Preschool last week for a ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating the completion of a long-awaited new playground. Owner Lacey Starits said the project was years in the making, and became possible thanks to a mix of donations, ...
This week’s Toledo City Council meeting started with Ryan Goodenbour. The coordinator for Tama County Emergency Management gave a presentation to the council explaining what he does and all that his department is responsible for. Next up was the Toledo Public Library, which recently had a ...
This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting started off with the pistol shot of contentious discord. Former Zoning Commission member Craig Sash took umbrage with Supervisor Curt Hilmer for being kicked out of last week’s meeting. Sash presented Hilmer with a copy of the supervisors’ oath ...
For the first STC school board meeting in many months, all five directors were present at roll call. Discussion on Monday included the community's first ideas as to what the former South Tama Middle School that sits on South Green Street in Toledo may be used for. During Superintendent John ...
TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H is gearing up for an exciting celebration of National 4-H Week, taking place October 5–11. The National 4-H theme this year is ‘Beyond Ready: Building a Ready Generation in a World of Change’ which perfectly captures the energy and ambition of local youth who ...
An individual who was found in the United States after entering illegally on multiple occasions was sentenced on Sept. 22 to 168 days imprisonment. Angel Aranda-Vazquez, 37, a citizen of Mexico, received the prison term after a June 25 guilty plea to being found after illegal reentry. ...
TOLEDO - Commercial wind energy development in Tama County has hit another wall. This past Monday, Sept. 15, the Tama County Board of Supervisors was expected to take action on several agenda items related to the Salt Creek Wind Phase II project including the following: -Approve ...
South Tama County High School’s 2025 Homecoming court has been announced. Pictured in the back row, left to right, are king candidates Cole Gustafson, Brooks Baier, Garrett Surman, Nick Upah and Barrett Jesina. Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are queen candidates Layne Beck, ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – With Otter Creek Lake at last full following the restoration project that completed in 2023, Tama County Conservation is more than ready to welcome the public to its family-oriented Fall Fest on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 1-5 p.m. “Our goal is to provide a fun, ...