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Carols, festive sweaters, and holiday cheer fill the Wieting

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 ...

Adjusting the Board of Adjustment

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 ...

In the Sky: January

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 ...

​​Dvorak named to Central College Dean’s List for Fall 2024

PELLA – Andrea Dvorak of Clutier has been named to Central College's Fall 2024 Dean's List. Dvorak, Class of 2026, is among the 411 students named to the Fall Dean's List. To qualify for this honor, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit ...

A​​ubrey Gates named to USF Fall 2024 Dean’s List

SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA – Aubrey Gates of La Porte City was recently named to the University of Sioux Falls Fall 2024 Dean's List. Gates is majoring in Exercise Science. Gates was among 550 students named to the Fall 2024 Dean's List. To qualify, students must be enrolled in at least 12 ...

‘Due to weather, Santa is delayed’

CLUTIER – While the ice storm that covered much of Iowa in slick roads and thick fog last weekend was not as bad as had been predicted for Tama County, several area holiday events scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14, including Clutier ZCBJ Lodge’s annual ‘Deck the Hall’ event were ...

Polish Up Taylor Park: A community initiative to improve our local park

TRAER – The Taylor Park Landscape & Beautification Committee along with the City of Traer and the Traer City Council have been working hand-in-hand on an initiative to make improvements to Taylor Park. The initiative is called ‘Polish Up Taylor Park’ and we’d like to update you on ...

Join a ‘First Day Hike’ on New Year’s Day

IOWA – What’s the best way to spend New Year’s Day? Take a First Day Hike in an Iowa state park or forest! More than 40 parks including Union Grove State Park near Gladbrook (details below) are hosting either a guided group hike or suggesting a self-guided hike on Wednesday, Jan. 1, ...