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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will host storyteller Darrin Crow for a program highlighting stories about colonial Americans and the American Revolution on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. To celebrate the nation’s ...
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, ...
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 ...
It could be history in the making: the joining of the Tama and Toledo Police Departments into one. Join all relevant parties on Thursday, Aug. 27, at 5 p.m. at the Toledo Reinig Center to ask questions, give opinions, and see what it’s all about. The proposed merger will have the cities of ...
After the sun woke up and slipped out of bed high into the sky, the warm morning started with a battalion of citizens heading to this week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting on Monday. Confusion seems to have been the predominant feeling in the meeting, as no one seemed to have a firm grasp ...
DES MOINES — As thousands of people descended upon the Iowa State Fairgrounds last Saturday to try various fried foods, take in the entertainment or just simply people watch, Bawnmore Farms of rural Chelsea — owned and operated by Joe and Francine Behounek — were recognized on the Anne ...