TOLEDO – For the last eight months, a new face has greeted visitors who stepped inside the door at Tama County’s Veteran Affairs Office, director Chad Weaver of Garwin. And while Weaver – a Marshalltown High School Class of 2010 alumnus and veteran – is employed as the office’s ...
The Christmas season is coming with all the excitement, anticipation and opportunities to share your blessings with others. The STC Adopt-A-Family committee is here to help. Everyone “adopted” is from the STC School district, so you really are helping your neighbor. This is a wonderful ...
School Resource Officer Vern Jefferson held his third annual food drive this weekend in the Toledo Fareway parking lot. His squad car was quickly filled with a whopping 213 pounds of food as well as many monetary donations. The snacks and canned food will go to support STC families.
This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting moved right along. Starting with Ben Daleske, the Tama County Engineer, who reported that they are working on ditch digging near 260th Street and B Avenue and south of E66 on V Avenue. They are stockpiling rock in Chelsea. The E43 Duponda project is ...
The annual joint Tama-Toledo city council meeting was held this week at the Tama Civic Center, before the usual Tama City Council meeting. The councils first heard an update about the Aquatic Center. Repairs, improvements, and attendance were all talked about with the 20-year-old pool. Up ...
The following email was received by multiple Toledo elected officials, STC school representatives, and the Tama-Toledo News Chronicle. The email from Maksim Kovalerchik was received in response to the News Chronicle’s story about the potential sale of the old middle school after an email ...
Left vacant, made into an International School, a state home for children, or demolished — what will become of the old South Tama County Middle School? The institution has served the community for over a century, with every lifelong local resident passing through its hallowed, ...
“Most people call me Andy.” That’s how new Toledo Police Officer Andrew Bunce started the bio he had to write for the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). The 47-year-old veteran is officially out on his own now, patrolling the community, after completing his field ...
The South Tama County School Board met Monday evening at the high school for a fast paced meeting before an activities banquet held immediately afterwards. Superintendent John Cain updated the board on the results of the recent school election, congratulating incumbents Joe Hanus and ...
On Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, friends, family, and colleagues gathered in the Tribal Council Chambers to witness the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Tribal Council member Paige Young Bear-Brown. Guests extended their congratulations and support, and refreshments were served following the ...