Mayor pro-tem Joe Boll started this week's Toledo City Council meeting with some style by declaring, "Hear ye, hear ye!" After approving the consent agenda, the council then went into a closed session. When they were back in open session, the council approved the tentative settlement agreements ...
TOLEDO – On July 9, the Tama County Citizens to Restore Democracy held a successful gathering in Toledo, beginning with an informal dinner that facilitated networking and camaraderie among attendees. Sean Dengler, a former Tama County resident and member of the Iowa Rural Caucus was our ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present “Savor Iowa’s Culinary History” with Darcy Maulsby on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Savor Iowa’s amazing food heritage! Iowa’s delectable cuisine is quintessentially ...
TOLEDO — The Wieting Theatre Guild and the Footliters Traveling Playhouse are excited to present to the community a musical by children age seven and older. Students have learned theatre skills in camp and are eager to perform for families, friends and neighbors. It’s another great day at ...
The King and the Rocket Man lit up the historic Wieting Theatre last month, as tribute artists David Keiski and Charlie Templin brought the music of Elton John and Elvis Presley to life in front of a local crowd. The high-energy show featured David Keiski, known professionally as David K, ...
As the sun retired for the night behind the horizon, the citizens of Tama-Toledo looked skyward. Explosions of fantastic color lit up the night sky as the country celebrated another year of independence. Left, right, and center, some citizens didn't know where to look as fireworks were ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Closing arguments are expected today in the first degree murder trial of Karina Cooper, bringing to a close a little more than six days of emotional and often intense courtroom proceedings. Cooper, 48, of Traer is charged with first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Emotions ran high inside the Linn County Courthouse on Wednesday, July 2, as the first degree murder trial of Karina Cooper, a rural Traer resident accused of killing her husband Ryan on June 18, 2021, began with opening arguments from the prosecution and defense. Aaron ...
News Chronicle Note: This story is online only due to the fast-moving nature of this issue, while also being published today, Friday, July 11, in the print edition of the Times-Republican newspaper. TOLEDO – A short and somewhat perplexing special meeting of the Tama County Board of ...
TAMA – An as yet unidentified male was pronounced dead on Saturday, July 5, after officers from the Tama and Toledo police departments and the Tama County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare check request for a suicidal subject who was alleged to have possessed a firearm in ...