TOLEDO – Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach Tama County recently released its annual Impact Report demonstrating significant contributions across youth development, financial security, and agricultural stewardship. The report highlights how research-backed programs provided ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — ”If you want to learn about indigenous people, go talk to them.” That was the advice Suzanne Buffalo shared as the tribe’s cultural center and museum was open for special weekend hours on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in conjunction with National Tribal Museums Day. ...
TOLEDO – Tama County 4-H clubs proudly joined forces with the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation to participate in this season’s Ignite the Spirit program, bringing holiday cheer and essential food support to local schools and communities. Toledo Techs, Garwin Roughriders, Buckingham ...
TOLEDO – It’s the start of the political season and Lindsay James, Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 2nd congressional district – which includes Tama and Grundy counties – showed up for her planned campaign event Dec. 13, 2025, at the Toledo Public Library despite near whiteout ...
TOLEDO – The Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors was swift and to the point. The meeting started with Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske, saying that they have been “out and about,” dealing with the snow. They are preparing for more winter weather by ...
IOWA – The Iowa DNR is releasing a series on chronic wasting disease, to provide the latest information and online tools to one of our most important partners– Iowa’s deer hunters. This series will be released in four parts; topics include: -Sampling and Testing Iowa Deer -New ...
GLADBROOK – For the second year running, Gladbrook’s beloved Kids Shopping Day took place amid a significant winter storm. But not even intense snowfall and cold temperatures could stop more than 170 children from attending (with their caregivers) the 13th annual event held last Saturday ...
PALMYRA, SYRIA — A Marshalltown National Guardsman who grew up in the community, graduated from Marshalltown High School in 2014 and worked as a laser engraving specialist at Emerson was killed in a terrorist attack by a lone ISIS gunman in Palmyra, Syria, early Saturday morning, Dec. 13, ...
IOWA – The Iowa DNR is releasing a series on chronic wasting disease, to provide the latest information and online tools to one of our most important partners - Iowa’s deer hunters. This series will be released in four parts ahead of the opening of Iowa’s gun deer season. The topics ...
TOLEDO – At around 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, the Tama County Communications Center received a 911 call about a man lying on the ground next to his car in Gladbrook. A Tama County Deputy arrived on scene at 7:04 a.m. and found that the man, an elderly gentleman, had passed away. ...