TOLEDO - Toledo Police Chief Dan Quigley and Lieutenant Nathan Wunn made a presentation to the city council at Monday night's meeting to address some serious concerns — a hiring crisis, in the chief’s words. Currently, there are two open positions at the Toledo Police Department, ...
TOLEDO - This week's Supervisors meeting was all about rules and handbooks. But before they got into all that, the supervisors had this week's report from the engineer. Contract rock has finished being delivered, and trucks were out clearing roads after last week's bout of snow. The K Avenue ...
GRINNELL – Tommy is the director of Grinnell Farm To Table, a local food business that connects over 35 local farmers with consumers in Poweshiek and Tama County and provides food access to 8 community food pantries in the area. He also works for Iowa Farmers Union as a rural organizer ...
ELBERON — The Elberon Area Women's Club held its March 18 meeting at the Elberon Community Center at 1:30 pm. with four members present. Secretary Amanda Nettesheim reported on the December meeting and treasurer Doris Parizek gave the financial report. A memorial was sent to the family of ...
ELBERON — The Elberon American Legion Auxiliary met March 12 with the meeting opening in usual form. Vice President Marce Nekola presented the colors and offered an opening prayer. “The Vacant Chair” was read by President Lorraine Vileta and the group joined in reciting the Pledge of ...
DES MOINES — LSI received $4,000 from Tama Community Foundation to support Early Childhood Home Visitation Services. LSI utilizes Healthy Families America an evidence-based home-visiting model, in counties across the state, including Tama. LSI’s HFA provides free prevention services to ...
TAMA - It was early Saturday morning, the sun was bright, the wind was snapping, and a torrent of green festooned citizens hit downtown Tama. This was the Irish Stampede. A large group of people congregated in and out of the Eagles before lining up for the annual 5k. At the word go, some ...
TAMA - In a move presented as a cost-saving measure for both districts, the South Tama County Board of Education introduced and ultimately approved a new sharing agreement with North Tama for three positions — including superintendent — during its regular meeting on Monday evening. ...
TOLEDO - After months of hard and diligent work, Toledo’s family owned and operated freeze dried shop is back open to the public with more products and goals. At 128 E. High St. in Toledo, the old State Farm building is now remodeled and reopened as “It’s Better Freeze Dried.” After ...
Citing an inability to find a replacement for Dr. Sarah Patin after her departure last fall, Wolfe Eye Clinic CEO Eric Lothe announced the indefinite closure of the Toledo location at 1302 S. Broadway St. in a recent letter to patients. “Following (Patin’s) announcement, we immediately ...