A semi, a garbage truck, a helicopter, and a firetruck park next to a library, that's not the start of a joke, but Touch A Truck Nite on June 27. With kids and adults alike, running about looking in awe at all of the equipment on display, the Tama Library hosted event was easily a success. ...
The sidewalks are still to come, but the finish line for fundraising has been crossed. The community-driven Safe Routes to School project has exceeded its financial goal by more than $20,000. With $237,580 raised to support new infrastructure connecting the community and high traffic areas to ...
TAMA — There will again NOT be a July program at the Wieting Theater due to the upcoming July play. The Tama County Historical Society is presenting a self-guided tour to St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery from July 2 – July 16 for the July 2025 program. The program includes a map with ...
CHELSEA — As Windy Goat Acres just outside of Chelsea continues to gain notoriety and acclaim around the state and the country for its idyllic setting in Iowa’s Bohemian Alps and unique array of events, the facility hosted its first official concert featuring indie folk artists Dan ...
VINING – One of the best small town fireworks displays erupted nearly a week before the July Fourth holiday this year on June 28, as part of Vining’s semiannual Potluck Picnic and Fireworks. As dusk descended Saturday evening on the Czech Trail community nestled in the Bohemie Alps, ...
On Tuesday, June 24, both the Tama and Toledo Fire Departments responded to a punctured gas main on the 300 block of East 3rd Street in Tama. "Toledo Fire responded to mutual aid with Tama Fire to a gas leak in front of Warners grain elevator, a contractor doing correctional boring or ...
News Chronicle Note: This story will publish in the Friday, July 11 edition of the newspaper. It is being published now ahead of the Wednesday, July 9 special meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors. TOLEDO – The possibility of Tama County heading to trial over the Board of ...
Once again legs will be broken at the Wieting Theater, as this year's stellar cast of the community play aspire for greatness. From Tom, the handyman, to The Green Bean Queen, to Bob, the grocer and cantankerous town crank, this little fictional town that revolves around a red stoplight may ...
The floors are partially only done, the paint is still wet, tools lay about, and there's cookies galore. Crudely written across the glass window you pass is the store name, Frosted Bliss. It's still bare bones, it's still a work in progress, but it has cookies. This is Toledo's newest ...
With July in full force, that can only mean one thing for Toledo, The Stoplight Festival presented by the Tama Toledo Chamber of Commerce is back! Taking place on the East courthouse lawn and down Broadway, the event is set for Friday, July 11. With any local festival, the food is ...