×

News

The petition progression

Local News

At the Aug. 10, Tama County Supervisors meeting, citizen Bob Vokoun stood before the board and presented a petition to put the possibility of going back to three supervisors on the November ballot just two years after the board expanded to five members divided by districts as the result of a ...

Iowa State Fair Queen Belle Werner earns more than just a crown

Local News

DES MOINES — By the time Toledo’s Belle Werner was crowned the 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen, she had already put together a State Fair week to remember. Werner, the daughter of Eric and Michele Werner, was crowned Iowa State Fair Queen on Saturday, Aug. 15, capping a week that included a ...

Tama-Toledo Chess Club to hold inaugural meeting Sept. 1

Local News

TAMA – Rep. Dean Fisher of Montour thought his chess-playing days were over after giving up the mind sport half a century ago following high school. But through his work with the private, non-denominational K-8 Tama-Toledo Christian School, he’s picked up the game again after all these ...

STC hosts back to school night

Local News

On Thursday, Aug. 20 the STC school doors were unlocked to students and families as the 2026-2027 academic year was ushered in. All three school buildings had open houses with recent changes and updates on display. The addition of an in-school coffee shop and improved concession stand were ...

Petition approval and exempt session held

Local News

After the sun was poured out above the clouds and left to burn on the griddle, the usual group woke and made their way to this week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting. This week's meeting started with the roads report, which stated they replaced a culvert and continued ditching, hauling rock, ...

Discussions and approvals: This week’s Toledo City Council meeting

Local News

This week’s Toledo City Council meeting started with some discussion with local citizen Rick Hopper on the zoning of housing lots. After some talk, the council referred the issue to the Board of Adjustment. The council approved setting a public hearing to vacate the alley at 104 W. Ohio on ...

One community

Local News

There's no sign, no painted line, no fence, but if you’ve lived here long enough, you know where it is, the point where Tama starts and Toledo ends, the invisible border. For the Tama and Toledo Police Departments, that little line has been a very important detail for decades, but soon, ...

Tama County’s Belle Werner crowned 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen

Local News

DES MOINES – A little more than a month after earning the crown at the Tama County Fair, Belle Werner of Toledo has added another — this time representing the entire state of Iowa. Werner was crowned the 2026 Iowa State Fair Queen last Saturday evening, Aug. 15, on the Anne and Bill ...