Who are the Amish? What exactly are their beliefs and laws? Do any Amish leave their society and join the rest of the world? What are their daily lives like? All of those questions and more were answered as the Traer Public Library hosted Don and Dianne Kramer for their "Our Neighbors, the ...
The 2018 season came to a close for the Dysart Swim Team recently, but Carlie Hoppe had the oppurtunity to compete once more in the State Championship on Thursday, July 26 at the University of Iowa.Hoppe, who was selected Swimmer of the Year in her age group and the Coaches Award by her team, ...
Work to replace the concrete on a deteriorating portion of Lincoln Street will begin as early as August 27, with Hatch Grading and Contracting winning the bid for the project.The Lincoln Street project will stretch from Clark to Wilson Street, removing approximately 1,500 sq yards of pavement, ...
Inside the Union Middle School wrestling room, 18 women pair up and prepare to square off. This wasn't a sparring practice, but rather something more practical. Suddenly, one partner for each pair brings their elbow straight out in a defensive stance. They carefully charge at their partner, ...
North Tama sophomore Logan Kennedy has spent his summer break as a member of the Colt Cadets Drum and Bugle Corp, marching his way through the Midwest and growing a musician every step of the way.The Colt Cadets are a corp based in Dubuque that are made up of marching musicians play only ...
As seen throughout the state of Iowa, especially in rural towns, ambulance services are struggling to maintain volunteers to drive and provide care for their communities. While no exact statistics are available to back this up, residents of Dysart need only look at their own ambulance service, ...
As a member of the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB), the North Tama Board of Education have selected priorities they wish to see the organization focus on in the 2019 legislative session, hoping to see continued advocacy for TLC funding, equal school funding, sufficient state aid and ...
Due to new regulations by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), improvements will need to be made to the current wastewater treatment facility in the near future, with the City Council on Monday, July 2 approving an appilcation for a loan.According to Heather Thomas, a representative ...
North Tama life sciences teacher Brady Swensen is taking advantage of a STEM externship with the DNR at George Wyth State Park to expand his knowledge and enjoy a fun opportunity over the summer.Along with Rick Samuelson, Swensen is participating in the STEM Teacher Externships program, which ...
For the third time in four years, the Hanson Family brought their funny, high energy family act to Traer Public Library on Wednesday, June 27, featuring hiliarious juggling tricks, complex unicycle stunts and a whole lot of laughs."Five years ago was our first time performing at library shows ...