TRAER – Veterans Day reminds us to honor those who served but also to listen to their stories before they are lost. My grandfather, Dale Morrison, served in World War II but died long before I was born. Like many veterans of his generation, he rarely spoke about his service. Yet more than ...
DYSART – The Dysart Lions Club celebrated their 75th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, with an evening of fun, good memories and thankful hearts. In attendance were a number of special guests as well as regular club members and their spouses, including Lions District 9MC Governor ...
The Dysart City Council, Union school board, and North Tama school board will all be swearing in some new faces following the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 city-school election. Tama County voter turnout for the 2025 city-school election was 25.39%. According to the Iowa Secretary of State’s ...
TRAER – Mark your calendars for Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6, for Traer’s annual Holiday Happenings! The Traer Chamber of Commerce will once again be partnering with the Traer Historical Museum to host holiday-themed events throughout the community including at the museum which will ...
Great-great-grandma Beverly Fike of Centerville (front left), Great-Grandma Cyndy Butts of Traer (front right), Grandma Meredith Espenscheid of Traer (back right), mother Makenzie Espenscheid of Traer (back left), and baby Kallum Mahlstedt recently posed for a group photograph together.
Telegraph Note: This story first published in last week's Sun Courier newspaper. It is being reprinted here as a courtesy to our readers. REINBECK – On its third try in four years, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District has finally passed a school bond referendum. A mere 16 votes ...
GRUNDY CENTER – For a small town, Grundy Center has long boasted a wide variety of dining options for residents and visitors, and the community’s newest restaurant brings a completely new set of flavors to the table. Curry-n-Grill has been open for about three weeks now, and three of the ...
IOWA – Warmer temperatures and rainfall deficits in October have led to deteriorating drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Reduced rainfall since late summer finally took a toll as drought returned to the state in early October and expanded in ...
TRAER – The annual Traer Chamber of Commerce Halloween Costume Contest took place on Friday, Oct. 31, in the downtown Memorial Building and featured 90 youngsters ranging in age from babies in arms to middle schoolers (11-12 years). From a tiny Hulk Hogan to a Brooks & Dunn duo to a ...
Telegraph Note: Unwinding History is an occasional series by Traer Historical Museum president George Kadrmas published by the North Tama Telegraph. TRAER – Livestock auctions in the early days in northern Tama County were typically held by livestock breeders. Occasionally, auctions were ...