Editor's Note: The Toledo City?Council and Economic Development group held an inital joint meeting in June to begin discussions about downtown Toledo,Combined with the fate of the closed 27-acre Iowa Juvenile Home / State Training School for Girls campus in Toledo, civic leaders and residents ...
A few weeks ago, the STC Class of '69 celebrated its' 50th year class reunion. Fifty years!!! It is said that "time flies when you're having fun" which means I must have been having tons and tons of fun. It seems in a snap of a finger, the past 50 years have flown by. This got me to thinking ...
Dear Editor,The Iowa Attorney General's office recently established a toll-free hotline for adult survivors to report child sexual abuse, especially by spiritual leaders and clergy.To report past sexual abuse, Iowans can call 855-620-7000 to speak with a trained advocate. Alternatively, they ...
Market Report for July 19, 2019We are truly having a tropical heat wave. But that didn't stop the vendors from preparing for the Toledo Farmers' Market. There were plenty of customers who also braved the heat. Thanks for making the Toledo Farmers' Market a successful one.Kristi brought plenty ...
Letter to the Editor:In this 3rd year of Hillary Clinton's "New / Old Deal" the economy is humming along at 1.6% of GNP. China has purchased our coal as we have changed over to 70% solar and wind. All citizens are getting used to electricity 16 hrs. a day. Justice Ginsberg retired and Wm. ...
Have you noticed all the young people in and about the theatre this week? They are attending the Camp Creamery School. They are learning all about doing everything needed to be a part of a cast that performs on stage.This production will be performed on Saturday, July 27 at 11 a.m. and 2 ...
Editor's Note: For those unfamiliar with current mobile technology, "Siri" and "Alexa" are two popular virtual assistant programs controlled by voice recognitions software."Alexa, when does the 2020 Census begin?""Hey Siri, do I need to complete the 2020 Census?"Welcome to the 2020 Census, the ...
If you haven't figured it out, today's column is about our great American Pastime, no, not Facebook, BASEBALL. The game where you get to be a kid your entire life. How much fun is that? The 4th of July is over which means the mid-point of summer is behind us, which means that Major League ...
Have you wished you'd done something different? I wish I hadn't crawl down the inside of an outhouse as a kid to retrieve a baseball! (I picked up my bat, glove and fishing pole while I was down there!)Or have you wished someone else hadn't done what they did? I wished my daughter wouldn't ...
Market Report for July 12, 2019It was a warm breezy night for the Toledo Farmers' Market. The crowd was anxiously waiting for the whistle to blow. The tables were full of the following:Kristi brought plenty of pies, kolaches, rolls, rye bread, cookies, bars, rolicky, and twisty. This week there ...