CHELSEA — “It was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort,” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote those words nearly a century ago, on the other side of the world, and they inspire more today than they’ve ever have. The ...

The first two agenda items on this week’s Toledo City Council meeting were tabled for another week, as the people connected to the items weren’t present. Moving swiftly along like a duck through soup, ...

4:30 p.m. Meet at Tama Legion to prepare for putting flags up at Oak Hill 5 p.m. Put up flags at Oak Hill ...

This past week, I hope you found a bit of time to go see A Hi-Way Inn Holiday at the Wieting Theatre in Toledo. I know I ...

In my life as both a college student and a part-time community journalist, I often find myself at the whims of everything around me. This week, college has been a blur of finals, finals, and more ...

An Omaha man was arrested Thursday night after allegedly using a vehicle to gain entry into the Iowa Premium Beef sewer treatment plant in Tama and subsequently stealing a company vehicle. According ...

2026 Tama County Fair Queen Belle Werner, left, and 2026 Tama County Fair Princess Violet Jackson, right, pictured on Tuesday, July 14, at the fairgrounds in Gladbrook. Werner, who hails from Toledo ...

Presumptive Republican nominee for District 1 Tama County Supervisor Curt Hilmer (left) returns his primary ballot on Tuesday, June 7, in Dysart while election official Jo Palmer (right) looks on.

Area students honored on the Dean’s List at the University of Iowa include: Ethan Cruikshank, Jasmin Ramos-Carrera, Millie Mathes-Henle, all of Tama; Ciela Ornelas and Hannah Houghton, of Toledo; ...

This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting, which was rescheduled from Monday to Tuesday due to Meskwaki Proclamation Day, was quick and to the point. The meeting kicked off with the roads report, ...

New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa. A * preceding a name indicates “graduated with honors,” ** means “graduated with high honors,” and *** means ...

This week’s Toledo City Council meeting barely had a quorum as only council members Cook, Vesley, and Boll were present. Mayor Pro Tem Boll led the meeting and slid through the meeting with ease, ...