Early in the morning on Monday, June 9 the South Tama Board of Education, and noticeably more members of the community gathered to partake in the scheduled 7 a.m. meeting. Sticking with the recent trend of educators occupying public comments, longtime teacher and now substitute teacher George ...
This week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was filled with contentious discourse. The tension in the room came from a single agenda item; a resolution to remove a member from the Tama County Zoning Commission. The agenda was made public on the county website the Friday before, ...
This week's Toledo City Council meeting moved through the agenda items pretty quickly. First up, the council approved the acquisition of ag land for the 300th Street Bridge project. The council also approved amending the ordinance regarding peddlers, solicitors, and transient merchants. The ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in June 2022 left Marty Hardon with an “I won’t let this beat me” attitude. After going through surgery and treatment for nearly a year before being cancer free in late May 2023, the well known Tama businessman’s story ...
As there was no supervisor's story in last week's paper, there is a double whammy in this week's edition. Due to Memorial Day, last week's Tama County Supervisors meeting, which is usually held on Monday, was pushed back to the morning of Thursday, May 29. All supervisors were present, ...
This week's Tama City Council meeting began with the discussion of a topic that's been on many iowan's lips as of late, fireworks. The council decided to align the Tama ordinance with the state's new law, allowing the setting off of fireworks on July 3, July 4 and Dec. 31. After approving the ...
News Chronicle Note: After this story went to press, Judge Cox denied Salt Creek Wind's May 30 application for an emergency injunction without prejudice, writing on May 31: "The Court denies without prejudice as these issues can be remedied by the Plaintiffs. The Court suggests the parties ...
On a late rainy Tuesday afternoon, the Toledo City Council came together for their bi-weekly meeting. Among the four agenda items, one was tabled, and no action was taken on another, leaving a diminutive agenda. In a rubber-stamped event, the council approved the usual street closures, the ...
MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT — The Meskwaki Tribe announces a major achievement in Tribal housing. For the first time since taking over management from the former Tribally Designated Housing Entity, all 20 apartment units managed by the Tribe are officially listed on the “Currently Assisted ...
Members of the Iowa Farmers Union traveled to Washington, DC, this week to participate in the National Farmers Union Week of Action, advocating for a unified farm bill that addresses critical issues facing farmers and rural communities. At a time of unprecedented uncertainty in farm and food ...