BROOKLYN — The Brooklyn Opera House, a historic cornerstone in the Brooklyn community since 1911, is excited to announce its upcoming spring and summer events. This season’s schedule features a mix of live music, community theater, and family-friendly programming, including a golf ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Community Foundation (TCCF) held its 2026 grant awards celebration at the Wieting Theatre Monday April 13, announcing the distribution of $193,436.99 to 26 projects undertaken by organizations serving Tama County. 2026 grant cycle Decisions on grant awards are ...
With the addition of a roof, new lighting and sound system in place, improvements to the 1938 downtown Toledo Bandstand are about 90 percent complete according to project chairman Jim Roan. The total cost of the project is now $125,201, paid by 56 donors and boosted by the City of Toledo, Tama ...
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has presented the prestigious National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award to Iowa State Representative Dean Fisher for his work on Iowa’s Safe at Home program and to recognize the 10-year anniversary of the program’s ...
The halls of South Tama Middle School were transformed this week into an art gallery for the annual WaMaC Conference Art Show, showcasing nearly 120 pieces of student artwork from across the WaMaC West division. Participating schools included Benton Community, Clear Creek Amana, Grinnell, ...
Fire drills, lockdown drills, inclement weather drills, shelter in place drills, and now evacuation drills are practiced at the South Tama County schools. School Resource Officer Vern Jefferson explained the evacuation drill. “Examples for an evacuation could be a fire, gas leak and/or any ...
As the inaugural year of the Tama-Toledo Christian School draws to a close, administrators and board members are already preparing for the 2026–2027 academic year. In the coming year, TTCS will be adding 9th grade, allowing the school to provide a Christ-centered educational experience in ...
Danny Robinson’s smiling face was the first thing everyone saw when they went to this week’s Tama City Council meeting. Standing by the front door greeting everyone that entered, Mayor Robinson was excited to run his first council meeting. Working out the kinks, when Mayor Robinson ...
TOLEDO – If you drive on U.S. 63 in Tama County between the northern city limits of Toledo and 0.25 miles south of Iowa 96, you need to be aware of a road closure that may impact your trip. Beginning this past Monday, April 20 until mid-October, weather permitting, crews will close the ...
After months of ups and downs, the supervisors approved a plan of decertification for Tama County Home Health at this week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting. Supervisor Curt Hilmer talked about the decision and the last Public Health meeting he attended. “The nurses pretty much made ...