TOLEDO — When he was grinding his way through the coursework at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy all the way back in the early 1980s, Dennis Kucera can recall a testing module predicting that he probably wouldn’t have a long career in the field. As he prepares to finally retire four plus ...
TOLEDO - Carols, poems, pianos, guitars, readings, soups, sweets and so much more were bursting out at the Wieting Theater last Saturday. An idea community member and former News Chronicle Editor Darvin Graham had for some time finally came into reality. With the help of his wife Allison ...
MARSHALLTOWN - Climbing ladders, extricating accident victims from vehicles, and quelling fires aren’t usually at the top of a high school student's bucket list. For STC Senior Isabelle ‘Belle’ Johannsen, these things have become expected parts of her life. Inspired by her family, a ...
With Christmas just around the corner, the usual grouping of locals gathered for this week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting along with several others. With people packed into the meeting room like presents in a stocking, the main topic on everyone's mind was the proposed contract for ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health is pleased to introduce two new staff members including Tammy Schuett and Melanie Blocker. Tammy Schuett Tammy Schuett is Tama County Public Health & Home Care’s new LPN. She is taking on the department’s new Public Health Nursing position. ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Supporting Kids in Prevention (SKIP) will be hosting an informational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the Wieting Theatre in Toledo beginning at 6 p.m. as part of the 2025 Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative which is scheduled for Jan. 13-17, 2025, this year in ...
A line of emergency vehicles joined a funeral procession on Friday, Dec. 20, to honor the life of a late officer. Sgt Mark Kjormoe, just 48 years old, lost his battle with cancer earlier this month. The Marion Police Officer served for 25 years and was being transferred to his final resting ...
The annual Alumni Night Pep-Band will be held on Monday, Jan. 6. In a girls and boys doubleheader against East Marshall, the band will bring the energy with STC graduates and community members encouraged to join in on making some high octane music to fuel the evening of fun. STC band director ...
The Toledo City Council meeting this week got right to business discussing bids for the wastewater treatment plant disinfection improvements project. The high bidder, who was awarded the contract, was Scharnweber's. A Mutual Law Enforcement Aid agreement was approved by the council. This ...
PELLA — Central College recognized 411 students named to the Fall 2024 dean's list. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester. Tama County students include: Hunter Clemann and Wesley ...