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Ditch work and cropland leases

Local News

TOLEDO - On Monday morning, as the fall breeze rattled the trees, the usual group of attendees got together for this week's board of supervisors meeting. Starting off like usual, County Engineer Ben Daleske reported that Denco is coming to town this week to do some work on E36 and K Avenue west ...

Two Midwest Sleep employees reach milestone anniversaries

Business

TOLEDO — Midwest Sleep LLC, of Toledo, celebrates Jay Henry’s 10th anniversary and Diane McGachey 20 years with the company, marking decades of outstanding work and dedication. Since joining the Toledo team on July 28, 2014, Henry has consistently demonstrated remarkable hard work and ...

It’s a ‘Big Dill’

Local News

This past spring a small group of local residents got together to play some pickleball and learn more about the game. Some members of this group had played pickleball in school or had taken some classes at the Y, others had learned to play while they were snow birding, and others knew nothing ...

Area students graduate from Allen College

Local News

WATERLOO - Stiven Parmley, of Grinnell received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Allen College. Emma Koester, of Gladbrook, received a Master of Science in Nursing and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Allen College. The College awarded 35 degrees during its commencement ceremony on Aug. ...

The holy wars

Local News

Rubberneckers, gawkers, onlookers, and the ol' hairy eyeball were all present on Monday and Tuesday, as citizens drove past the Tama County Courthouse lawn in search of a glimpse of the visiting Satanists. Arriving from all around the state, the members of the Satanic Temple of Iowa came ...

STC announces Homecoming court

Local News

South Tama County High School’s 2024 homecoming court has been announced. Front row, left to right: Brooklyn Hitchcock, Janette Cervantes, Madison Hitchcock, Hannah Houghton, Mayla Kiebach and Skyla Beck. Back row, left to right: Jerome Kapayou, Marty Garcia, Ian Vore, Cody Blocker, Kinzer ...

STC cancels activities after death of student

Local News

South Tama County district leaders announced the death of a sophomore student on Tuesday morning and canceled all activities for the day while offering grief support services for those affected by the situation. Superintendent John Cain issued the following letter to Trojan families, which ...

County Sanitarian does Vining a solid

Local News

VINING – After being injured in a serious car accident earlier this year, Vining residents Arlo and Nancy Cibula recently received a solid win by way of a completely free, new septic system – arriving just in time for SepticSmart Week – and it’s all thanks to the efforts of County ...

Getting the band back together

Local News

MARSHALLTOWN — Before they even had their driver’s licenses, the four original members of The Emeralds, a variety band comprised of Tama-Toledo area youngsters Dave Hofer, Craig McCreary, Barry Sedlacek and Kim Willer were living life on the road as the popularity of rock n’ roll music ...

Sidewalks and department reports

Local News

This week's Tama City Council meeting started with the approval of a special assessment waiver for a local property. From there the council moved on to talk about EMS. Currently, funds coming in via the EMS transfer contract are split with 80% going into the general fund and 20% going into ...