On December 13, the Rosenberger family’s life would be turned upside down. Woken up by loud crashing noises, Ty Rosenberger and Tamara Mauskemo expected an intruder, only to be surprised with flames and smoke. The family home located in rural Toledo, just north of town, caught fire in ...

CLUTIER – While the ice storm that covered much of Iowa in slick roads and thick fog last weekend was not as bad as had been predicted for Tama County, several area holiday events scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14, including Clutier ZCBJ Lodge’s annual ‘Deck the Hall’ event were ...

TOLEDO – In his first degree murder trial set to begin in late January, Huston William Danker plans to use an alibi defense. In court documents filed on Oct. 15, Danker — through his defense attorney Leon F. Spies — gave notice he plans to rely on an alibi defense during his nine-day ...

On Monday, the Tama County Sheriff's Office was notified about an 86-year-old woman who had gone missing after her vehicle was discovered in a cornfield. She was eventually located safely, though authorities do not yet know where she had been or why her car ended up in the field. Her vehicle ...

TOLEDO - As a fog lay lifeless in the sky like a raccoon on the side of the highway, the usual group of local government spectators cut through the wet, dreary morning to attend this week's Supervisors meeting. The meeting started, like it always does, with County Engineer Ben Daleske giving ...

FAYETTE — Upper Iowa University announces Jordan Staker, of Tama, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services in August.

AMES – Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team (MIYBT) alumni including (from left) Adelyn Sienknecht (North Tama High School Class of 2024), Olivia Hanson (Union High School Class of 2024), Kaylynn Murty (South Tama High School Class of 2024), William Kroneman (Benton Community High School Class of 2024), ...

TOLEDO – 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 prepared and filed over 70 tax returns in Tama County. ew volunteer tax preparers are needed to ...

DES MOINES – Gov. Reynolds announced on Monday, Dec. 16, that she appointed Chris Cournoyer as Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. Cournoyer, a resident of LeClaire, was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018. She chaired the inaugural Technology committee, from which position she wrote and managed the ...