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WCF Financial opens operation

TAMA, IOWA – Two well-respected local bankers have opened the doors to WCF Financial Bank in the Tama-Toledo market. Kelly Smith is WCF Financial Bank market president. Jenn Thiessen is local market mortgage loan processer. The bank branch is located at 2000 McClellan Street in Tama; the ...

Best of the Best voting now open

Voting is now open for the 2020 Best of the Best awards presented by Tama-Grundy Publishing. You can find a ballot in the Tama County Shopper this week and throughout the month of August. Completed ballots can be dropped off at our office at 220 W. 3rd St. in Tama or sent by mail ...

Casino comes back

For 105 days the largest employer in Tama County remained closed while states and nations battled the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The decision to close the Meskwaki Bingo Casino & Hotel (MBCH) came after a joint meeting between the Meskwaki Tribal Council and the casino’s Executive ...

Meskwaki Bingo and Casino set to re-open July 1

Meskwaki Bingo Casino and Hotel (MBCH) is tentatively set to reopen on Wednesday, July 1 after a shutdown that has lasted over three months. Closure of the casino and hotel was announced via Facebook on March 16. The Meskwaki Tribal Council and MBCH Executive Management jointly agreed upon the ...

To seek W. 3rd for downtown Tama “Bike Nights”

Nathan Doran, co-owner of The Pump, told the Tama City Council he will be seeking permission at the June 15 council meeting to begin staging “Bike Nights” each Wednesday through September. He will ask for the 200 block of West 3rd St. to be closed on Wednesday nights to allow for ...

Iowa Crop Progress Report

DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “The holiday weekend brought warmer weather and some sun, ...

Lincoln Savings Bank giving away children’s books through drive-thrus

Lincoln Savings Bank has announced that several of their branches will be giving away free children's books to drive-thru customers while supplies last. The bank partnered with children's book vendor, Scholastic, to help young Iowa readers reconnect with the books they know and love. ...

Property rezonings pave way for new business developments in Toledo, Iowa

An adjustment to the plat of Chyma’s Second Addition and the final plat were approved by the City Council on a 5-0 vote Monday night, May 11 meeting in an internet Zoom electronic session because of COVID-19 precautions. It is another step paving the way for a $10 million assisted living and ...

Iowa Crop • Weather Report

DES MOINES - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Late last week, a portion of Iowa was deemed ‘abnormally ...

Welcome to The Tama-Toledo News Chronicle New Website

As promised as you can see The Tama-Toledo News Chronicle updated website makes its first appearance today as the consolidation of The Tama News-Herald and Toledo Chronicle. Founded in 1853, The Chronicle has been the mainstay newspaper of the Tama County seat for 167 years. The Tama ...