This week’s Tama County Supervisors meeting had a contentious start as the public comment section got spirited with the ...

PHOTO VIA TAMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE FACEBOOK PAGE - A driver was life-flighted to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on Monday afternoon after a single vehicle crash near the intersection ...

PHOTO COURTESY TAMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - Nicholas Collins, a missing Garwin man last seen on Dec. 19, 2025. NEWTON COUNTY, ARK — After being missing for 18 days, the body of Garwin resident ...

Nancy Elaine Russell passed away on April 3, 2025, surrounded by her family after a brief illness. She was born July 28, 1948, in Des Moines, Iowa to Melvin and Ruth Dykstra who preceded her in death.

WAVERLY — Wartburg College has recognized 554 students who were named to the 2024 Fall Term Dean’s List. Those honored from the area include: Shelby Bovenmyer, of Garwin; and Jamie Jacobs, of Traer.

In his first public campaign event of the general election cycle since winning his party’s nomination a month ago, Republican ...

The 110-year-old STC middle school building’s future is in limbo as a vote on a proposed purchase agreement with Southfork Premier Properties LLC approaches. Photo taken on Wednesday November 19.

Round up your friends and family and make plans to attend the 2026 Tama County Fair, happening Monday, July 13 through Sunday ...

NEWS CHRONICLE PHOTO BY ROBERT MAHARRY — Stacy Koeppen, the new CEO/executive director of the Tama County Public Health and Home Care department, is pictured outside of her office in downtown Toledo.

The STC boys tennis season is in full swing under head coach Andrea Rutledge. On Thursday, April 16, the team hosted both the Independence Mustangs and the Boone Toreadors at the STC high school ...

There are a few moments in our lives that clearly stick with us forever. I will never forget where I was when JFK was assassinated. 7th grade at St. Joseph’s School in Chelsea. One of the mother’s ...

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO – The full STC State Qualifying Archery Team of 24 students took to the state tournament on March 27-29. DES MOINES – South Tama archers earned multiple state titles and scholarships ...