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Two employees terminated, Cain provides old middle school updates

In two separate closed sessions after the regular session of the STC school board, the contracts of Dustin Schuett and Dina Keahna were terminated. Schuett served as a maintenance technician while Keahna was the 9th-10th grade school counselor. The motions, provided to the News Chronicle by ...

New Toledo police officer sworn in to duty

Monday’s Toledo City Council meeting, local Rodney See was sworn in to the Toledo Police Department. Officer See is pictured here with Toledo Police Chief Dan Quigley.

Naig tours water-quality conservation projects in Tama, Grundy counties

TAMA/GRUNDY COUNTIES – State and local conservation leaders gathered in rural Tama and Grundy counties earlier this week to highlight ongoing efforts aimed at improving Iowa’s water quality through a combination of agricultural conservation practices and partnerships between private ...

Mostly Closed Session

This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting was mostly a closed session. The closed session was to meet with legal counsel. Once out of closed session, the supervisors gave this week's Roads Report, which stated they’ve been cutting brush and removing the snow equipment. They’ve been ...

Werner, Murty announced as 2026 Tama SWCD scholarship winners

TOLEDO – Each year, Tama Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) partners with Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) to help foster the higher education endeavors of Iowa high school seniors beginning college studies in natural resources or agriculture. Tama SWCD selects one applicant ...

Husak celebrates 100th birthday

Maxine Husak is pictured here with her daughter Marlene. Maxine celebrated her 100th birthday last June 12, 2025. It took many months of waiting, but they finally received her acknowledgement from the Iowa Governor and the POTUS. Here both ladies are holding the official certificates.

‘It feels like family here’

For decades, the convenience store on the south side of Tama has been more than just a place to grab gas or a quick snack. For many in the community, it has been a daily gathering place, somewhere to drink coffee, share stories, and catch up on the latest local happenings. Now, under new ...

Music Boosters hold bake sale for Deane family following housefire

Support for the Deane family was on full display Tuesday evening as members of the South Tama community gathered for a bake sale organized by the STC Music Boosters. Held prior to the annual Parade of Bands concert in the South Tama County High School cafeteria, the fundraiser brought ...

PTO?

Monday, once again, started off the week, and inevitably brought with it the Tama County Supervisors Meeting. Trudging through the slush of melting snow remnants and shoe-sticking mud, supervisors and meeting goers alike gathered. This week’s discourse was mainly centered around two ...