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‘A Day Without Immigrants’

Business

MARSHALLTOWN — In the 17 years that she has owned and operated La Salud Restaurant and Grocery Store in downtown Marshalltown, Gabriela Vargas has been open seven days a week, 365 days a year, only closing early occasionally on a few holidays. That changed this past Monday. Vargas and a ...

County HR manager fired, supervisors confront ‘budget crisis’

Local News

TOLEDO - Citizens paced, leaned against the walls, and participated in some mild conversation in the main hall of the Tama County Assessors building on Monday morning while the Board of Supervisors held a closed session. After those who stayed and lingered about were let back in for the rest of ...

Waterworks

Local News

TAMA - This week's Tama City Council meeting saw a couple of empty seats behind the big desk and Mayor Pro Tem Kristy Eisentrager running the show. The first item on the agenda was a water shut-off on 5th Street. The owner stated at the meeting that after finding a water leak on his personal ...

‘Somebody knows what happened’

Local News

MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — It has now been over a decade since Rita Papakee was last seen alive on the Meskwaki Settlement on Jan. 16, 2015. Her case has drawn attention both locally and across the country, and law enforcement agencies continue to pursue leads in hopes of finding her and providing ...

Stop the scams

Local News

It can happen to anyone. A phone call, a text, an email, and before you know it, you've fallen for a scam. It happens everywhere, including Tama County, where residents have lost thousands of dollars to such malicious ruses. For the Toledo Police Department, scams come in waves, with on ...

Tama man arrested for allegedly threatening family, stealing AR-15

Local News

A Tama man was arrested last Monday afternoon over allegations that he stole his stepfather’s AR-15 style rifle and had made threats to kill his family. According to a criminal complaint, 18-year-old Logan Levi Kurth was charged with first degree burglary (a Class B felony), second degree ...

Danker’s murder trial reset for a third time to late summer 2025

Local News

TOLEDO – Former Traer resident Huston William Danker’s first degree murder trial which had been scheduled to begin last week in Johnson County – after being reset twice since the original date of Nov. 4, 2024 – has been reset for a third time to later this summer. On Dec. 26, 2024, ...

A speedy STC school board meeting

Local News

At Monday’s board meeting, the transfers of Ben Adams and Scott Bolen were made official. From the current Middle School Principal and Assistant Principal, Adams and Bolen will fill these same roles at the high school beginning next school year. Chelsea Ahrens was approved to move from high ...