This past week, I hope you found a bit of time to go see A Hi-Way Inn Holiday at the Wieting Theatre in Toledo. I know I ...

New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa. A * preceding a name indicates “graduated with honors,” ** means “graduated with high honors,” and *** means ...

Easter antics were afoot on the north lawn of the courthouse. Children of all ages scrambled, hunted, and hopped, finding colorful eggs scattered in the grass. Through breezy, the egg hunt was a ...

PHOTO BY MICHAEL SAFETY FIRST DAVIS South Tama County Middle School students recently participated in an evacuation drill that led them to the Wieting Theater in Toledo. Fire drills, lockdown drills, ...

PHOTO BY MICHAEL D. DAVIS - The Louise and Lucile Hink/Tama Public Library recently received a $10,000 gift from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. Some called him the “Patron Saint of Libraries,” but ...

Arnold “Arnie” Ole Chantland, 98, passed away on January 8, 2026, at Bethany Life in Story City. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 11:00am at Northminster Presbyterian ...

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

A letter written 250 years ago by John Adams to his wife Abigail reminds 21st century Americans about the bold sacrifice and ...

One of the first items on this week’s Tama City Council agenda was Anne Michael, who gave the council a bit of a history lesson regarding the Lincoln Highway bridge. After talking about the lush ...

Supervisor Heather Knebel (R-Traer). I hope everyone had a great 4th of July and celebrated America’s 250th Birthday! I want to thank everyone who voted for me in the June Primary Election. I was ...

Michael Avis (left) shakes Board President Elizabeth Dolezal’s hand after taking the oath of office and becoming the newest member of the South Tama Board of Education. PHOTO BY JONATHAN MEYER The ...