A little over a year after officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) began the process of reducing Highway 63 through Tama and Toledo from four to three lanes, they held a public meeting to discuss another major change on the horizon at one of the busiest intersections in ...
DYSART – U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) held a roundtable in Dysart on Tuesday, Oct. 22, welcoming Iowa Sec. of Agriculture Mike Naig, area farmers, and several elected officials to Tama-Benton Cooperative to discuss what she feels is America’s greatest national asset – ...
NEWS CHRONICLE PHOTOS BY MICHAEL AMBULANCE DAVIS — The lights were flashing and the monsters were lined up on the grass. The 2024 Trunk or Treat put on by Tama County 911 Saturday was stepped up this year as not only local emergency vehicles were present, but a helicopter. The University of ...
TOLEDO - Fall is here so mark those calendars. On Nov. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., the library will host its annual Fall Soup Luncheon. Stop by for a warm bowl of soup and a delicious treat. This is a free will donation luncheon to help support the library foundation. Everyone is welcome.
As the sun floated over the horizon and the clouds parted this Monday morning, the usual gang of folks gathered for this week's supervisors meeting. Like every week, Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske gave his report, kicking off the meeting. The Engineer said that work is still being done on ...
As the evening's darkness fell onto the city of Tama, the week's council meeting was being held. The meeting started with the discussion over Nacy Smith's water and mowing bill. After a few minutes the council decided not to give a break on the bill, but set up a payment plan. Up next was ...
Last week's Toledo City Council meeting started out with an auction of sorts, with Mayor Brian Sokol standing in as the auctioneer. Bids were taken for three parcels of farm ground to be rented. No one raised a paddle or spoke at a high rate of speed, but the auction was successful. Parcel 1 ...
Last Monday morning, as the chilly October breeze blew through town, the usual group of locals met for the week's supervisors meeting. Starting off the meeting was Marty Wymore of Region 6 Resource Partners, who spoke to the supervisors about the senior public transit services, People Rides. ...
The city of Tama’s short-lived Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program officially came to an end last week as officials from the Iowa Department of Transportation rejected the permit applications for both fixed site cameras, one in the 1700 block of McClellan Street and the other in the ...
TOLEDO – Under the shade of a giant oak tree and just a stone’s throw away from the local county Republicans’ campaign office, State Auditor Rob Sand – Iowa’s only statewide elected Democrat – spoke to about a dozen people last Thursday afternoon on the lawn of the Tama County ...