If you were around the high school campus last week you may have heard some additional noise. Soaring brass lines, a perfectly in sync pit ensemble, and powerful battery percussion, all characteristics of the Colt Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps. Arriving late in the evening on Thursday June ...
The Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation is dedicated to “inspiring and developing our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service, and innovation." STC Junior Brooks Baier experienced this mission statement firsthand, recently completing ...
On Sunday, May 5, with the sun shining bright and the weather just beautiful, many gathered at the Toledo Reinig Center for the annual AAUW Young Women of the Year event. The local Tama-Toledo branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) held a nice ceremony celebrating ...
TOLEDO - Monday morning in the AM, before the heat decided to settle on Tama County for the day, the usual band of locals gathered for the supervisors meeting. The county engineer gave his report saying they are still working on cleaning up debris from the flooding a few weeks back. Work on ...
The Toledo City Council meeting started this week by talking about EMS. Emergency Services Director Greg Johnson spoke about the agenda item. What he proposed was taking the one full-time paramedic, Jimmy Hicklin, down to part-time, and then hiring three more part-time workers. The part-time ...
TAMA — The Tama County Historical Society has created a self-guided history tour for Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. The tour includes a history of the cemetery, as well as profiles of some of the people interred there. “The subjects are a cross section of some of Tama’s former citizens from ...
ELBERON - The Elberon American Legion Auxiliary met June 13. The meeting opened with flags in place. The Vacant Chair was read by President Lorraine Vileta and the group joined in the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and the Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion ...
ELBERON — The Elberon Area Women's Club met June 17, 2024 with 4 members present. President Norma Riha called the meeting to order. Secretary Amanda Nettesheim reported on the previous meeting in May. Financial status was discussed. A thank-you from the Garry Krutzfeldt family for the ...
There have been many events scheduled this year at the Binford House to help celebrate the Sesqui-Centennial - but this one will be the most fun from noon to 4 p.m. on July 7. It's open to the entire community and has something for everyone. There will be music, food, l874 games for the kids, ...
CEDAR FALLS - New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa. A * preceding a name indicates "graduated with honors," ** means "graduated with high honors" and *** means "graduated with highest honors." Area students graduating include: Jaydee Thiessen, of ...