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 ...
Dodging raindrops, the usual congregation of citizens and elected officials met for the weekly Supervisors meeting Monday morning. The meeting began with a long discussion between the supervisors and Economic Development Director Katherine Ollendieck. The discourse on the future of the ...
On a gloomy evening with the wind whistling through the trees and rain sprinkling down, the Tama City Council met for their annual meeting. First up, the council approved a resolution to transfer money to pay some items off. Next up, the council approved replacing the lights in many of the ...
Earlier this month, a summary judgment was issued on one of the current lawsuits filed against the City of Toledo and former Police Officer Kyle Howe. The case brought by Cynthia McSweeney will go on to trial. Cynthia McSweeney alleged that on March 12, 2022, Howe and City of Tama Officer ...
One of the biggest items on the agenda for this week's Toledo council meeting was done begrudgingly. The council did approve of the preconstruction agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation for the US 63 roundabout, but acrimonious feelings were expressed in the discussion that ...
Under bright blue skies and white cotton ball clouds, the county leaders met for their weekly meeting. All supervisors were present with Heather Knebel telecommuting via the Owl. She became a TV star as her image was on the television on the wall. The meeting started with the Tama County ...
Editor's Note: This story will publish in a future edition of the News Chronicle. OTTER CREEK LAKE – Tama County’s new naturalist and an alleged lack of programming dominated public comment during the Wednesday, May 7 meeting of the Board of Conservation. “On March 24, I contacted the ...
The Safe Routes to School infrastructure project has made significant strides forward. With key grants secured, community fundraising well underway, and widespread support growing, this nearly $1 million initiative is moving steadily from vision to reality. The Iowa Department of ...
Two Tama County Supervisor meetings have been held since last week's paper — double the meetings, double the fun. The first was held on the morning of Friday, May 2. This meeting had a few different agenda items, the most interesting being the acceptance of the resignation of Chris Behrens ...