The South Tama County School Board on Monday set public hearings for the sale of the former middle school, the old football field, and the tennis-court property — all three being purchased by Southfork Premier Properties — for Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. The proposed sale prices are $20,100 for the ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) hosted its 54th local event, “Nuts for Fall,” on Wednesday, Oct. 15, drawing around 50 attendees to the rural Toledo farmstead of Eric and Michele Werner. The evening spotlighted the family’s longtime walnut business and the next ...
Adorned and bespeckled in pink, many citizens went to The Pump on Saturday, Oct. 18, all in the name of breast cancer awareness. ‘Pink Out The Pump’ was the theme of the event, with everyone in sight in the color. There were drink specials, a 50/50 drawing, and a silent auction, all ...
This week’s Toledo City Council meeting started with a pitch by Enos Miller. Enos was granted a goodwill motion by the council for his idea to build a mobile home park on 1st Avenue. Enos’ has not yet purchased the property, but came to the council to see if the city would be willing to ...
CEDAR FALLS — The University of Northern Iowa Museum has returned a collection of cultural artifacts to the Meskwaki Nation, donating them to the Meskwaki Cultural Center & Museum. The items, originally purchased in the 1980s, mark another important step in the growing partnership between ...
TOLEDO — Dedication ceremonies for the newly refurbished and updated Toledo Bandstand at the Tama County Courthouse square are set for 10 a.m. on Nov. 1. Jim Roan, project manager, said the majority of the planned work on the $135,000 in improvements are complete. Following the dedication a ...
TOLEDO — In 1938, H.H. (Hollie Howard) Turbett was the contractor, heading up the crew which built the original Toledo Bandstand on the east lawn of the Tama County Courthouse. The bandstand was built by City of Toledo. Today, Hollie’s granddaughter, Cindy Turbett Backoff, and her husband ...
This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting started, as it often does, with Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske giving his weekly report. They are doing some ditch digging near 260th Street and C Avenue, while the cutting of berms and re-graveling on H Avenue south of 370th Street has finished. ...
The News Chronicle sent questions to all three of the declared candidates for STC school board including incumbent Joe Hanus in District 2, who is running unopposed, and incumbent Elizabeth Dolezal and challenger Angela Bair in District 1. Below are responses from the candidates running in ...
When you hear that blood-curdling scream that rips through the night air, giving you goosebumps under the full moon, don’t worry, that’s just The Haunted Mill. The newest seasonal attraction to come to Tama and to put a look of horror on your face. Kelly Purk and her family have been ...