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Paramedics essential to Traer Ambulance

Traer continues to reap the benefits of a local ambulance service with a group of volunteers and licensed paramedics on board, including part-time paramedic Dustin Stucker with the service.Stucker previously worked in Marshalltown as a paramedic, now splitting his time between Traer and North ...

Alice in Wonderland comes to life at North Tama

North Tama Drama students will send audiences tumbling down the rabbit hole as they present "Alice in Wonderland" this weekend in the school gym for a show full of imagination.The classic story finds Alice (Olivia Jones) making way her around Wonderland as she chases the White Rabbit (Emma ...

McLean with bat, will travel

North Tama sophomore centerfield Rylee McLean did not let her skills on the softball field go rusty over the fall as she competed with the Bomb Squad travel team out of Waterloo these past few months."I enjoy playing softball and I decided I wanted to grow further with it as I improve," McLean ...

North Tama Redhawks through thick and thin

For 60 years, Roger and Wayne Janssen have watched Traer/North Tama athletics through the best and worst of times; hard-fought victories, tough losses and everything in between. Still involved in the program to this day, the brothers relate their experience and thoughts on today's football ...

Military service sign ready for duty

Current military members from the Traer each are recognized for their service to our country through a "currently serving sign set at the Traer Memorial Building listing these men and women.Dahn Kennedy of Traer was inspired to have such a sign created for Traer servicemen and women when she ...

Redhawk Country recognizes their Most Valuable Coach

Coming from a family of educators, it was no surprise that Tom McDermott decided from a fairly young age he wanted to become a teacher and a coach. Even in the seventh grade growing up in the northern Iowa town of Britt, several of his coaches had already made an impact on his life he feels to ...

Flex For Success give sixth grades seating options

Becky Adams, a sixth grade teacher at North Tama Elementary, has introduced a flexible seating arrangement, "Flex For Success", in her classes to give students options of different seating for better learning in her classroom and recently presented her findings to the school board on Monday, ...

Shaker Gallery featured on Iowa Scenic Byway Audio Tour

Visitors to the Traer Salt and Pepper Shaker Gallery will soon have another educational oppurtunity through the Iowa Scenic Byway Audio Tour, a two-minute recording available at 40 locations across the Iowa Valley area that now includes the Shaker Gallery.Originating in the Amana Colonies in ...

Think safety during harvest season

Iowa farmers are midway through their harvest season after a rainy half of summer and reminders are out to drivers to be safe around farm equipment on roads. for the benefit of both parties."Farmers try to stay off busier roads whenever possible, however this isn't always possible depending on ...

McDermott voted top 15 for U.S. Cellular’s Most Valuable Coach

North Tama football coach Tom McDermott has been voted as one of 15 coaches nationwide as a U.S. Cellular Most Valuable Coach, a contest that honors coaches that make an impact in their community and will award North Tama CSD a $5,000 grant for their school district.Whannel's Cellular brought ...