You may not know Adolph Bear, but I'm sure you know his work. If you've lived in Tama-Toledo for five minutes or have just driven through town, you know the work of Adolph Bear. It's been put on signs in yards, spray painted in driveways, worn on ball caps and sweaters and seen on those huge ...
The new private K-8 Tama-Toledo Christian School has moved one step closer to an anticipated August 2025 opening by signing a lease agreement. The accredited Christian school’s board of directors announced last week in a news release they had signed a lease agreement for the vacant, former ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — A Tama man who stabbed his brother 10 times was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison on Monday. Victor Arquis Garcia, age 26, received the prison term after an Aug. 9, 2023, guilty plea to assault causing serious bodily injury. Evidence at the plea hearing ...
TOLEDO - This Monday's Supervisors' meeting was a quick one, as there was only one item on the agenda. As usual, the meeting started out with the county engineer giving his report. He stated that over the weekend, they got more snow pushed back and are working quickly during the "little ...
TOLEDO - The State Bank of Toledo has been doing its part, giving back to the community in more ways than one. The bank started with a food drive back in November organized by Krystal Peshel. A mountain of food grew and piled up under a Christmas tree in the corner of the bank. All of the ...
TOLEDO - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff provide updates on recently completed hunting seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting rules and regulations and address other topics as requested. Locally, the Iowa DNR ...
In our cozy little community of Tama-Toledo, two lawyers have found their place in the past couple of years, and now they are expanding. Marquess and Hoyer Law Offices have been around for a couple of years now in downtown Toledo, perfectly placed, being just a stone's throw from the County ...
Currently, South Tama County is one of just 49 school districts in the state of Iowa that does not have a voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) after its reauthorization was defeated back in 2013. That could change on March 5 as the matter will once again be put on the ...
This week's Toledo City Council meeting started an hour early with a presentation from Aureon Fiber Optics and hosted unified communication. The presentation was about Aureon possibly supplying new internet and phones for the city. During the regular meeting, the council discussed Aureon and ...
This Monday's supervisors meeting was nearly sidelined by good conversation. The supervisors and the public were chatting along so nicely that they didn't see the clock telling them to start the meeting. Snow was the subject reported on by the engineer, as they have been working on it on all ...