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Toledo Police Blotter

Saturday, July 11 Assisted Tama PD with a Domestic, unable to locate Noise Complaint, 1000 block of S. Prospect Dr. verbal warning for fireworks Traffic Stop, S. County Rd. and W. Ohio, verbal warning for equipment violation Traffic stop, Hwy. 30 at the 204 mile marker, verbal warning for ...

Darloe Vitek

Darloe L. Vitek, 89, passed away in Weslaco, TX on July 10, 2020 after a brief illness at home with his wife Betty Lou by his side. He was born in Chelsea, Iowa on September 1, 1930 and lived in Iowa much of his life. After traveling the country and wintering in South Texas he settled there ...

Kiwanis Meet

Toledo-Tama Kiwanis met for the first time since the start of the pandemic. This was a business meeting. After lunch, the celebrations of birthdays and anniversaries, the group was told how, in spite of the virus, awards were given to outstanding STC students. Topics of discussion were ...

You dropped a bomb on me

Monday was a day Tama Police Chief, Jason Bina, hopes was a once a career incident. Lyle Behounek was helping a friend clean out a garage north of Laurel in Marshall County. Upon digging and cleaning Behounek found a 5 1/2 inch mortar shell weighing roughly 50-55 pounds. Not knowing if it ...

Wanda May Cook

Wanda May Cook, 81, died June 22, 2020 at her home in Webster City, IA, in the presence of family. Wanda was born on December 7, 1938, in Marshalltown, IA, the daughter of Harold and Thelma McDowell Gregory. She graduated from Tama High School in 1956 and attended Cornell College. On June ...

New books and books to adopt for Tama Public Library

A new non-fiction book at the library is Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker. The Galvin family seemed to be living the American Dream after WWII. They have 12 beautiful children, and Don, their father, experiences career and financial success. But that dream turns into a heart-rending tragedy ...

Tama County Jail Bookings & Arrests

Note: Arrest or citation for a crime is not a determination of guilt. Guilt or innocence is always established in a court of law. May 7 7:24 p.m.- Lacey Marie Nerness, 37, Toledo, arrested in the 1000 block of South Prospect drive on a charge of domestic assault- choking- bodily injury by ...

Lego Batman helps boost Wieting Theatre popcorn sales

Lego Batman jumped in to aid Guild members and volunteers on Saturday night, May 30, in the drive-by sale of theatre-style popcorn from the Wieting Theatre.The sales were successful with 100 bags sold during the Friday night event alone.

Tama County poll workers get one-time pay boost

Poll workers for the Tuesday, June 2, Iowa Primary were rewarded with a three-dollar-per-hour pay hike for staffing the polls. A difficulty in finding enough personnel related in part at least to the CLOVID-19 precautions and the record-setting mail-in vote turnout resulted in reducing the ...

Fireworks sales permits issued for Toledo locations

Three permits are listed as applied for and two had been issued by the State Fire Marshal’s Office at News-Chronicle press deadline on Wednesday, June 3. They are: •Bellino Fireworks, 1005 S. County Line Rd., Toledo- issued April 7, 2020 includes December sales; temporary tent Riepl, ...