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 ...
Despite the frigid November temperature and sharp winds, a record number of turkey day celebrants kicked off the holiday by traversing the Meskwaki Settlement. Starting from the Meskwaki Recreation Center, participants started gathering an hour before the start time. Registration to ...
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 S.T.C. School district, so you really are helping your neighbor. This is a ...
Now that Thanksgiving, the traditional end to Iowa’s construction season, has come and gone, it’s time to reflect on a big highway milestone that passed with zero fanfare. In fact, its exact date could have gone unknown had the author not been driving to Des Moines at the right ...
TRAER – On Nov. 10, 2024, the community gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of local youth at the annual 4-H awards program held at the Traer Memorial Building. The event recognized the hard work, creativity, and leadership skills of 4-H members who have made significant ...
TOLEDO - The historic Wieting Theatre will ring with holiday melodies and good cheer as it hosts its first-ever Ugly Sweater Sing-Along Night on Saturday, Dec. 14, blending community caroling with variety show performances and a festive soup supper. "I grew up as a choir kid and have loved ...
GRINNELL - Iowa Valley Grinnell announces its partnership with Toys for Tots. From now until Dec. 13, they will be accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys for children in need this holiday season. Toys can be dropped off at IVG, 123 Sixth Ave. West, Grinnell. Campus is open from 8 a.m. to ...
TAMA COUNTY — In a social media post Monday morning, the Tama County Sheriff’s Office reported a ‘close call’ when a vehicle hit a snowplow with its wing blade out on Highway 30 near the Marshall County line. “Thankfully, everyone is okay, but it's a good reminder to be extra ...
TOLEDO - After waking up to a county blanketed in a dove white fluffy coating of snow, the usual Monday morning group of government conscious citizens sullied the fallen snowflakes with their footprints as they came out to attend this week's supervisors meeting. Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske ...
TAMA - The Tama City Council knocked the newly fallen snow off the bottoms of their shoes and started the meeting as the sun sat on a chilly Monday night. The first item on the agenda that tapped the ball and got things rolling down the pike was the contract for the 5th Street realignment. The ...