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 ...
DYSART – Last Wednesday at the commencement of the school day, a trio of local law enforcement officers/deputies joined forces to bring the joy and wonder of the holidays to a group of Dysart-Geneseo Elementary students whose families, for a variety of reasons, needed a bit of community ...
On Monday, Dec. 23, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced his support for 34 Iowa students seeking acceptance to U.S. military academies including Union High School’s Brayden Bohnsack of La Porte City who was nominated for entrance to the United States Air Force Academy. “I’m ...
TRAER – The Retro Rooster antique shop in downtown Traer is in the middle of its closing sale. After first opening in July of 2017, shop owners Linda Caldwell and Bev Espenscheid are selling out their stock of home décor and antiques items. Many of us wonder what will be the next business ...
TRAER – Ahead of the Christmas holiday, the Traer Lions Club announced the winners of this year’s Christmas lighting contest with Seth Seda (1738 QQ Avenue) taking first place with his fantastically lit home east of Traer near the North Tama Athletic Complex. Seda received $100 for his ...
TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health is pleased to introduce two new staff members, 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. Tammy has ...
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 ...
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 ...
TOLEDO – Two new members were appointed to the Tama County Board of Adjustment during the Dec. 16 supervisors meeting. As a fog lay lifeless in the sky like a raccoon on the side of the highway, the usual group of local government spectators cut through the wet, dreary morning to attend the ...
January will be a special month with several interesting events. Brilliant Venus will be unmistakable at its highest point in the sky and setting after it is fully dark. Although Venus will be moving eastward in its orbit, from our perspective it will appear to be almost motionless while the ...