AREA – Through a combination walking tour and Q&A, a handful of Tama County communities will soon learn more about their Main Streets’ strengths and weaknesses as well as how to go about using such information to further vitalize downtown and attract customers. “The Downtown ...
TOLEDO – It’s a pivotal moment in the history of Tama County Public Health and Home Care as the agency celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2026 and welcomes new director Kelly Purk all while questions continue to linger over whether the Home Care half of the organization will continue to ...
TOLEDO – Despite his closest election since 2012, Republican state Rep. Dean Fisher of Montour has won another term representing House District 53, defeating Democratic challenger Berleen Wobeter of rural Toledo in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election. According to preliminary results, ...
TOLEDO – Four years after an unsuccessful bid for Tama County Treasurer, Kathy Holtz of Toledo has won the office, unseating incumbent Amanda Kriegel of Tama in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election. According to unofficial results from the Tama County Auditor's Office, Holtz, the Republican ...
TOLEDO – Several subjects were touched upon during the Monday, Nov. 2 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting, but it all started with the roads report, which stated that they’ve been hauling rock and blading. They repaired a culvert, worked on patching L avenue, and regraded a curb. The ...
TOLEDO – Representatives of nonprofits, local government, schools, and community volunteers are encouraged to register for a Grant Writing 101 workshop, which will be presented at the State Bank of Toledo Community Room (103 S. Broadway St., Toledo) from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1. ...
TOLEDO – As the Democrats claimed extraordinary victories nationwide Tuesday night in the midterm general election — including capturing both chambers of Congress by healthy margins and flipping several governor’s seats, including Iowa and Texas — a group of Tama County residents was ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will host a program by Mark McFate chronicling his grandparents’ 41-day, 2,800 cross-country journey through the lens of his grandmother’s travel journal. The program will take place Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre (101 ...
TAMA COUNTY – Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) helps lower-income households file their tax returns for free, enabling them to receive the tax credits they’ve earned. Last year, VITA volunteers assisted more than 85 families in Tama County. New volunteer tax preparers are needed to ...
TOLEDO – Just over a year after several of the same leaders held a listening session at the Meskwaki Tribal Center in August of 2025, representatives from the Iowa Environmental Council and the Harkin Institute invited community members to the meeting room at the downtown State Bank of Toledo ...