TOLEDO — Judge Mark Fisher dismissed allegations of prosecutorial and juror misconduct leveled by the defense and proceeded to issue former Elberon Public Library Director Bailey Jenkins a five-year suspended prison sentence during a hearing at the Tama County Courthouse in Toledo on ...
This week's South Tama County school board meeting was akin to the drama of soap opera. With highs and lows, tied voting, and appearances from fresh faces in the audience, the meeting was packed full of information. Starting off the meeting in the usual way, a community member spoke during ...
CHELSEA — Walking around slick with elf sweat, the hair on your hobbit feet matted down with sultry dew, the day may have been hotter than the fires of Mount Doom, but that couldn't dampen the spirit of the third annual Hobbits and Elves Immersive Fantasy Retreat. On the outskirts of ...
State Bank of Toledo (SBT) has announced changes to its executive leadership and board of directors, marking a new chapter for the bank that has been planting hometown roots in Tama County since 1927. The bank has bid farewell to three longtime board members who have decided to retire from ...
The storm was in the air, the forecast was set, and rain was on the tip of everyone's tongues as they walked into this week's county Supervisors meeting. Between talks of upcoming inclement weather, the meeting began like usual with Ben Daleske, the Tama County Engineer. He reported that ...
Boom, bang, fizzle, fizzle, that's the sound of a state law regulating the use of fireworks. The main point of contention at this week's Toledo City Council meeting was the animosity felt over their hand being forced by the state regarding civilian use of fireworks. Since the state took away ...
DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program Board recently approved an additional 90 applications from Iowa fuel retailers to support new and expanded ethanol infrastructure projects. These investments help drivers save ...
In Iowa, SF303 banned cities and counties from prohibiting the use of fireworks on July 3rd, July 4th, and December 31st. Cities must allow consumer grade fireworks from the hours of 9am to 10pm on those dates. Meaning fireworks can be ignited on those dates in Tama County. Fireworks must be ...
TOLEDO – It was business as usual on Wednesday, June 11, during the most recent meeting of the Tama County Zoning Commission save for two notable changes – Laura Wilson was now seated in the Zoning Administrator's chair, having taken over from former administrator Bob Vokoun who resigned ...
NEWS CHRONICLE — As a school resource officer (SRO) at his alma mater of South Tama County, the chairman of the Meskwaki Nation Tribal Council and a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps and the Army National Guard, Vern Jefferson has a long history of public service, and it ...