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Quilts of Valor presented to seven area servicemen
GARWIN – Seven Tama County area men were presented with a Quilt of Valor on Wednesday, July 3, as part of the July 4 Freedom Days celebration held in Garwin. Members of the Central Iowa Quilt Sew-ciety were on hand to help with the presentation of the quilts. These...
A dark and stormy meeting
TAMA – As the storms brewed, thunder crashed, and lightning flashed across the darkened sky, many gathered for the Tama City Council meeting. Nolan Peshel was first up on the agenda. The child entrepreneur stood in front of the council members as the wind howled outside the windows. Mr....
Friday marks six years since destructive EF-3 tornado in Marshalltown
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KGAN) — A powerful tornado ripped through Marshalltown, Iowa six years ago in the afternoon of July 19th, 2018. The EF-3 tornado had winds as strong as 144 mph and was on the ground for nearly nine miles. The storm took down trees and powerlines, damaging homes,...
Stoplight Festival 2024 a swell time
TOLEDO — It was a warm July evening at the Stoplight Festival, which was held last Friday, July 12 in downtown Toledo. After previous run ins with a pandemic, weather, and RAGBRAI, the festival was up and running this year with a large turnout of citizens from near and far on hand to enjoy the event.
To my fellow citizens of the STC school district
This week is part 2 of a 6 part series I’m writing to inform our school district of things I’ve learned so far as a school board member. This week I’m writing about construction of the new middle school at the old juvenile home. The $30 million project helped to solve the community problem of what to do with the facility. The area is being constructed into an awesome learning center and 42 lots for new homes for our community. There were a lot of people involved with this process. It has truly been a community effort to get to this point. Anyone interested in buying a lot can contact the City of Toledo at 641-484-2160.
Protest over job cuts at Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — The sense of community among veterans is standing strong in Marshalltown. On Wednesday the AFSCME Council 61 protested against staff cuts at the Iowa Veterans Home. The Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs says the elimination of 11 positions and hour reduction of four others beginning August 15th is being done to help […]
Amaya Peterson crowned 2024 Tama County Fair Queen
GLADBROOK -Amaya Peterson of rural Gladbrook was crowned the 2024 Tama County Fair Queen this past Tuesday evening at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. She was vying for the honor alongside fellow candidates Stella Betts of rural Gladbrook, Faith Dvorak of Elberon, and Ava Monat of rural Traer. Moments before Peterson was crowned, Dvorak was announced as the 2024 Tama County Fair Princess.
‘Citizens don’t realize that EMS isn’t already tax-funded’
DYSART – Local emergency medical service agencies are hoping a supermajority of Tama County voters will give the thumbs up this November to funding EMS as essential by approving a new property tax levy. Last week Thursday, the newly formed Tama County EMS Advisory Council held its inaugural meeting...
Marshalltown elects first Latina into city council in special election
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Marshalltown residents elected the first Latina to city council Tuesday night in a special election to replace longtime councilperson Al Hoop, who passed away earlier this year. Receiving 56.3% of votes in the unofficial results, Melisa Fonseca, a Marshalltown native and real estate business owner, defeated...
Old ice cream makers program set for Aug. 14
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present a program on old ice cream makers on Wednesday, August 14, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Susan Witzel started collecting ice cream items when she first heard about “penny licks.” The types...
Marshalltown (Iowa) board wants to rebuild middle school
The Marshalltown (Iowa) school board has voted to pursue a rebuild of the district's middle school. The Times-Republican reports that school board members decided that renovating, rebuilding and expanding Miller Middle School was the best option. If the necessary signatures are collected, voters will decide on Nov. 5 whether to...
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