TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “Coin Trivia Quiz” with Jeff Shaw on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St., Toledo. Come and test your knowledge of those little pieces of history we carry around in our purses and pockets, lose ...
The 109th annual Meskwaki Powwow was held from last Thursday, Aug. 7 to Sunday, Aug. 10 at the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel. Due to the excess amount of rain the area has received and the flooding of the Iowa River, the powwow had to be relocated to the casino Outdoor Arena. Ellasyn White was ...
Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Nathan Sage spent Friday evening, Aug. 8, at the 109th Annual Meskwaki Powwow, meeting community members, experiencing the event’s traditions, and sharing his vision for working-class representation in Washington. Sage’s evening began with a stop at the ...
IOWA CITY - On what would have been the first day of his murder trial in the death of Ryan Cooper, defendant Huston William Danker, 27, pleaded out to the single charge of murder in the first degree on Tuesday, Aug. 12. According to Keith Greenberg, a producer with Dateline NBC who was ...
TOLEDO — The city of Toledo has officially reached two more settlements with plaintiffs who alleged that former Police Officer Kyle Howe used excessive force against them during arrests at their homes. According to documents shared with the newspaper, Cynthia McSweeney and the law firm ...
In a return to 5 p.m. meetings, the STC School board operated as a body of three for the second meeting in a row. Both Joe Hanus and Megan Thiessen were absent from the meeting. Occupying the first public comment was building administration. Elementary principal Brad Schweppe, middle school ...
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MARSHALLTOWN – These ladies and gentlemen helped at the Tama County American Legion Auxiliary sponsored picnic at the Iowa Veterans Home on August 2. Homegrown sweet corn, baked beans, chicken, meatballs, cheesy potatoes, potato salad, coleslaw, cucumbers, tomatoes, deviled eggs and homemade ...
It's official, there is a new EMS Director in town. At this week's Toledo Council meeting, longtime paramedic and assistant director, Jesse Brown, was hired as the new Toledo EMS Director, starting at a salary of $62,000. After a six-month probation period, Browns will receive a $2,000 wage ...
As the morning dew reflected the bright, new day sunlight shining overhead, only a couple of regulars decided to show up for this week's Tama County Supervisors meeting, making it a sparse crowd. The meeting was punctuated by an approximately hour-long closed session where those few in ...