The music is pumping, and in slow motion, the bat cracks the ball, sending it into the clouds. This is just one scene out of one video by local Eric Henry. At just 20 years old, Mr. Henry recently started his own business. If you've been to the Stoplight Festival this year or the Lincoln ...
CHELSEA — On a muggy Saturday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) made an appearance in Tama County as part of her River to River tour. Biologists, DNR employees, and Ducks Unlimited stakeholders toured the Otter Creek Marsh. Occupying 3,800 acres outside of Chelsea and accessible via ...
In July, the South Tama Lions Club had a big meeting that made the revitalized club official. After years of not having a local Lions Club, some locals got together last year to bring it back. The event in July attended by Lions members from all over Iowa made the new generation South Tama ...
The usual bunch congregated for the supervisors meeting on a hot Monday morning this week. The meeting kicked off with a bit of quiet time during a particularly slow public comment section. The Tama County Engineer had a proxy give the weekly report as he's currently on vacation. The proxy ...
Monday's Tama City Council meeting started with the approval of legal action. Lopez Construction, a company that acquired a property on John Street from the city, has done nothing with the lot. The council approved taking action to reacquire the property and again list it for sale. A public ...
TAMA COUNTY – Over 600 K-12th graders participated in summer 4-H programs in Tama County this year and we want to say thank you! We say a huge thank you to our partnerships with the Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Chelsea, Clutier and Garwin public libraries. Thank you to Tama County ...
In a story about the new Vining welcome signs that ran in last week’s print version of the News Chronicle, Kelsea Shaull’s last name was misspelled.
VINING — Nestled in the heart of the Bohemian Alps, Vining — with a population of 54 at the 2020 census — is about as rural as it gets. Tama County’s smallest incorporated community is also one of the smallest in the entire state, with the post office running out of a spare bedroom on ...
ELBERON — On May 22, the Elberon Public Library was vandalized, leaving the city building in need of multiple repairs. An estimated $17,922.95 of damages occurred during the incident. Bailey Anne Jenkins, 33, was arrested on June 29 in relation to the vandalism. Jenkins had been serving as ...
The Toledo Police Department has now identified and arrested 32-year-old Anthony Reitinger as last week's masked man who wielded a machete around Toledo. Reitinger is a registered sex offender after being convicted of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse in 2014. The Toledo Police ...