×

Local News

Fire damages Toledo residence

The Toledo Fire Department responded to a house fire on the morning of Oct. 22 in the 700 block of S Main Street, roughly one block north of Hardee’s. Toledo Police Sergeant Dan Quigley was on patrol Friday morning around 8:30 a.m. and witnessed suspicious looking smoke rising up past the ...

End of a season

This was the last Toledo Farmers’ Market of the 2021 season. This was also the last Toledo Farmers’ Market that I will be manager of, yes it's true I am retiring after 21 years of being the Toledo Farmers’ Market Manager. I know that the market will go on without me, there are two vendors ...

South Tama School Board Q&A: Elizabeth Dolezal

South Tama County School Board Candidate: Elizabeth Dolezal District 1 (vote for one) Age: 40 Residence: Toledo Profession: Procurement professional for Meskwaki Tribal Operations Education: B.A. in Communications from Iowa State University Family: Married to Darron Dolezal (17 years), ...

South Tama School Board Q&A: Ronald Houghton

South Tama County School School Board Candidate: Ronald Houghton District 1 (vote for one) *Write-in campaign candidate, will not appear on the ballot Age: 62 Residence: Toledo, Iowa Profession: Retired Family: Married to Susan, four children including Dr. Jacob Houghton (STC ...

South Tama School Board Q&A: Luther Heller

South Tama County School Board Candidate: Luther Heller District 4 (vote for one) *Write-in campaign candidate, will not appear on the ballot Age: 67 Residence: Montour Profession: Retired nurse Education: B.A. in Marketing from UNI and LPN from MCC Family: Widowed, daughter Amy What ...

South Tama School Board Q&A: Nikki Kemper Pansegrau

South Tama County School Board Candidate: Nikki Kemper Pansegrau District 1 (vote for one) Age: 37 Residence: Toledo, District 1 Profession: Social worker at the Iowa Veterans Home Education: BA from Iowa State University Family: I grew up in the Tama/Toledo area. My mother, Melanie ...

South Tama School Board Q&A: Beth Wiese

South Tama County School Board Candidate: Beth Wiese District 4 (vote for one) Age: 50 Residence: Montour Profession: Family Functional Therapist Education: B.S. from UNI and M.S. from UNO (Omaha) Family: Married for 20 years to David Wiese. I grew up in Gladbrook, Iowa and Dave grew ...

South Tama School Board Q&A: Tessa Matherly

South Tama County School Board Candidate: Tessa Matherly District 1 (vote for one) Age: 35 Residence: Toledo, IA Profession: Office Manager Education: Graduated from Dike-New Hartford in 2005, Graduated from Hawkeye Community College in 2008 with a 2-year Administrative Assistant ...

When all else fails, put a kiko goat on it

Hiring out a herd of goats for weed management has led to big business for one Tama County farmer. Adam Ledvina, 30, of Chelsea owns and operates Iowa Kiko Goats and Blue Collar Goatscaping — respectively a commercial breeding and meat goat business combined with a prescribed goat grazing ...

At home on the range

With hunting season now in full swing throughout the State of Iowa, a new business in the Tama-Toledo area looks to make the popular pastime an option year-round. This fall Rick Hopper of Toledo opened up Otter Creek Archery, a full-service archery range, bow shop and hunting retail ...