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.

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

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Max passed away peacefully on December 20, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born on November 28, 1938, in Marshalltown, Iowa, Max lived a full life marked by hard work and devotion to family. Max ...

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 ...

Craig Fish, a Toledo, Iowa resident of nearly 35 years, was recently recognized by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for his 50 years of volunteer hunter education instruction. At a meeting ...