Tama County Public Health & Home Care is more than a department—we are a lifeline for our community. Today, some people are asking whether Home Health should continue in Tama County due to our budget. But they have not talked with us, learned what we do, what revenue we bring into the ...
January 2026 has come and gone and cold temperatures are here, per normal Iowa weather. The Supervisors had our organizational meeting to start off the year, and I will continue to serve as Vice-Chair. The Boards I will represent for Tama County are the following: Tama County Economic ...
One of the issues I’ve heard about a lot from constituents has to do with perceived, and real, concerns about weather engineering. House File 2173 is a bill that I’ve allowed to run through the Environmental Protection committee that I chair that deals with the real part of this ...
December 18, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy in the history of the Tama-Toledo News Chronicle. What began as a chilly winter morning quickly unraveled into a series of events that shaped a beautiful, timeless tale we now call Of Mice and Reporters. That morning, I realized I ...
So, Jonny, AKA the kid, was back over Christmas. A delightful time where we both made ample use of our shared office. Then it happened on Dec. 18. Strangely, I woke up before noon on this Thursday. When I did, I texted the kid regarding the rent being due. I had my half and was willing to ...
Folks, I know it's just the beginning of February but once we make it through the next 28 days, we'll be "springing" into March and will finally be able to say we survived the winter of 25/26. Or at least we can at least see the end of winter, can't we? All we have to do is get through ...
I had every intention this week of telling you a silly story about my friend Mike and me encountering small rodents and being absolutely petrified. I promise, it’s a good one. However, the state of the world felt like a more important thing to address right now than my admittedly pathetic ...
Public schools are just beginning to feel the effects of the voucher system. With fewer students and less money, they must make hard decisions. They have to let personnel go and perhaps even close schools. Nobody should argue against school choice, which is provided by vouchers. It gives ...
Last year, more than 4,600 Iowa taxpayers helped boost wildlife conservation with donations to the Fish and Wildlife Fund on their state tax form. This represents a decline of 12 percent from the 2023 tax year. Overall, the number of donors to the long-standing check-off have declined by more ...
Do you have an idea on how to improve your school, neighborhood, community, county, state, nation or beyond? Then attend the Iowa Caucuses on Monday, February 2, 2026, at 7 p.m. Write a plank and submit it for a vote to then be submitted to the county platform committee if adopted. This is the ...