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Iowa Lt. Gov. Reynolds visits ALF’s B B Q in Tama

Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds dined at ALFS BBQ owned and operated by Audrey Smith while visiting Tama businesses on Wednesday, July 27. ALFS is located in downtown Tama and specializes in southern style barbecue all prepared in-house by Smith. Lt. Gov. Reynolds continued on to Cedar Rapids to ...

Keller Berry Farms hosts aronia berry time picking

Move over blueberries, take a seat pomegranates. There is a new super fruit and it is quite literally in town! This new super fruit is the aronia berry, also known as the chokeberry.Aronia berries, pronounced ah-row-knee-ah, are a super fruit that claims to have more antioxidants than other, ...

Deer Creek Family Practice expands clinic hours

The Deer Creek Family Practice has increased clinic hours and is now open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, effective Aug. 1."We wanted to increase hours to accommodate patients and their busy lives. With the arrivals of Daryl Allison, physician assistant, and Dr. Polly Hineman, we ...

American Pickers return to Iowa

Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are excited to return to Iowa! They plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers throughout the region this summer.American Pickers is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique 'picking' on History. The hit show ...

Grant program could assist Iowa’s smaller cities with derelict buildings

An Iowa Department of Natural Resources grant program is set to assist Iowa cities and towns under 5,000 population with commercial buildings which need to be razed.Both Tama and Toledo city councils have been wrestling with what they believe are problem buildings which have been ongoing ...

State Farm’s Good Neighbor Backyard Party set for Aug. 5

"We're celebrating with our customers our four years in business- our way to say thanks. Even if you're not our customer, come down and get acquainted," Adam Andersen, said last week inviting everyone to his State Farm Insurance "Good Neighbor Backyard Party."It is being held at the agency ...

New supervisor, doctors on the Deer Creek care staff

Elizabeth Tigges, DO, obstetrics and gynecology specialist, and Mathew Severidt, DO, general surgeon, will accept appointments for surgical consults, obstetrical care, and gynecological needs at Deer Creek Health Center, 401 First Ave., Toledo.Tigges joined Severidt and the surgeons with ...

“Community Christmas Kickoff” plans are announced for this year

Clarification: It was mistakenly reported in the July 13 issue of The Chronicle The State Bank of Toledo would collect for skaters to use the ice rink. This is not correct- there is no charge for use of the ice rink to the pubic, it is being provided by the sponsors.The Chronicle corrects ...