This story will publish in the Friday, July 11 edition of the newspaper. It is being published now ahead of the Wednesday, ...

TAMA-Thomas Aaron Davenport “Bemwetaka”, 65, of Tama, passed away on Saturday June 28, 2025, at Premier Estates of Toledo in Toledo, Iowa. A Traditional Wake will be held Monday evening, June 30, 2025 ...

Marcella Marie (Vesely) Boldt, 78, of Chelsea, Iowa, passed away peacefully at her home on June 27, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, ...

TAMA-Richard Earl Merfeld, 78, of Tama, passed away Friday, June 27, 2025 at Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM at ...

Crew members for the show, all gather around the wonderfully crafted stoplight. PHOTO BY JONATHAN MEYER “The challenge with a big cast is trying to get everyone there at the same time. Technically, ...

Jared Smith, who served as superintendent of South Tama County Community School District from 2018 to 2022, before taking a job as Superintendent of the Waterloo Community School District is now under ...

Once he was taken to the jail, Perez Castro allegedly became agitated and broke the phone in his cell before the staff decided to move him to a different cell for the sake of inmate safety. During ...

WEST DES MOINES — Abigail Herman of Elberon is one of 40 Iowa students receive college scholarships this year through Athene’s Game Changer Scholars Program. Herman is a First-year recipient of the ...

Jonathan Meyer. The dictionary defines civic pride as a feeling of satisfaction and positive regard for one’s city or community, often stemming from a sense of belonging and shared identity. Recently, ...

TAMA — A house in the 1700 block of State Street in Tama sustained heavy damage, and the garage and two vehicles are considered a total loss after a fire early Tuesday morning. According to a press ...

Sitting at 110 N. Broadway St. in Toledo, what once was Bumblebees Pizza, is being remodeled into Frosted Bliss Bakery. PHOTO BY JONATHAN MEYER “Well, we’re painting. They’re doing new ceiling tiles.

With July in full force, that can only mean one thing for Toledo, The Stoplight Festival presented by the Tama Toledo Chamber of Commerce is back! Taking place on the East courthouse lawn and down ...