Dr. and Mrs. Robert "Bob" Madera celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Nov. 3.The couple have three children: Mark Madera of Austin, Texas; Jean Scott of Houston, Texas; and Jill Musslewhite of Loveland, Colorado; along with six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.Dr. Madera and ...

Paul and Mary Hulme will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on November 20. They are both retired from farming. Their children are Gary (Sue), Dwight and Dwayne of Traer and Denise (Loren) Wrage of Clutier. Their grandchildren are Justin (Beth) Wrage of Traer, Jacob and Alyssa Wrage of ...

Showing this weekend at the Traer Theatre is the new action/adventure movie Bridge of Spies. In this historical drama set during the Cold War, a Brooklyn attorney (Tom Hanks) is tasked with negotiating a prisoner exchange between an American pilot who was shot down over the USSR and a Soviet ...

Showing this weekend at the Traer Theatre is the new comedy movie Goosebumps. Upset about moving from a big city to a small town, teenage Zach Cooper (Dylan Minnette) finds a silver lining when he meets the beautiful girl, Hannah (Odeya Rush), living right next door, and makes a quick friend in ...

Showing this weekend at the Traer Theatre is the new animated film Hotel Transylvania 2. The Drac pack is back for an all-new monster comedy adventure from Sony Pictures Animation! Everything seems to be changing for the better at Hotel Transylvania... Dracula's rigid monster-only hotel policy ...

Wayne Jackson will celebrate his 88th birthday this year, and you are invited to send your wishes.Wayne Jackson was born November 29, 1927 in rural Reinbeck. He married Betty J. Young of Traer on August 15, 1949 and has lived in Ames for the last 57 years where the couple raised five ...

Showing this weekend at the Traer Theatre is the new action/adventure movie Everest. On the morning of May 10, 1996, climbers (Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin) from two expeditions start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. With little warning, a violent ...

Dennis & Gayle (Fehr) Kucera celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a trip with their family to Sanibel Island, Florida in June.Dennis & Gayle were married October 25, 1975 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Traer.Dennis has been in law enforcement for 34 years, and ...

Dennis & Gayle (Fehr) Kucera celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a trip with their family to Sanibel Island, Florida in June.Dennis & Gayle were married October 25, 1975 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Traer.Dennis has been in law enforcement for 34 years, and ...

Wayne Jackson will celebrate his 88th birthday this year, and you are invited to send your wishes.Wayne Jackson was born November 29, 1927 in rural Reinbeck. He married Betty J. Young of Traer on August 15, 1949 and has lived in Ames for the last 57 years where the couple raised five ...