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Kirkwood Community College announces Dean’s List honors

CEDAR RAPIDS - Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the summer 2024 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college. Kirkwood students from the area earning this distinction are: Jonathon ...

Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team tours Steckelberg Vet Clinic

CONRAD - The Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team took a field trip to the Steckelberg Veterinary Clinic for its October 5, 2024, meeting. Dr. Kurt Steckelberg, DVM, served as the host. He kicked off the tour sharing that Steckelberg’s is a multi-generational veterinarian clinic that was originally ...

A yearly tradition

Ever since Kory Staff first started working as a middle school science teacher at South Tama County 24 years ago, he’s been taking seventh graders on an annual tour of the Corteva (formerly Pioneer) seed corn facility just a few blocks down the road to the west in Toledo. It’s become such a ...

The retirement of a Fareway legend

Tama-Toledo is made up of several great institutions, but few have been more vital to the community than Fareway. The one store that has long outlasted the rest, serving and employing generations of local residents. However, regular Fareway visits may be a little somber for a while as one ...

Doland’s previous supervisor experience called into question

TOLEDO – It may be ‘October’ but news that Mark Doland, Republican nominee for Tama County Supervisor District 4, previously resigned from his position as a Mahaska County supervisor will be no ‘surprise’ to many. In a letter to the editor printing this week (page 4), Tama County ...

Tama resident seeks answers on vandalism of parents’ memorial at Cherry Lake

Cindy Steuhm of Tama is seeking answers on an incident of vandalism at the memorial dedicated to her parents, Doug and Lou Ray, near the trail around Cherry Lake. Steuhm shared the following statement with the News Chronicle. “On Friday night, Oct. 11 our memorial for our parents at the ...

Cropland for Rent

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 ...

Railroads and Wastewater

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 ...

Soup Luncheon at the Toledo Library

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.