TRAER – There should be no room for boredom next Saturday in Traer as the town officially celebrates its 150th birthday with a bash designed for the ages. Traer’s Big Birthday Bash – as organizers have dubbed the daylong celebration – is set for Saturday, June 3 from just before ...
As much of Tama County’s tapestry of fields begins to turn green this week with young shoots of recently planted corn and beans and oats, a few of those fields were planted by none other than Tama-Grundy Publishing’s own newspaper columnist Sean Dengler who is drafting a new chapter this ...
DYSART – The Great Dysart Gorge is in need of a makeover – and the funds to do so. Beginning this week, Anthony Gasco with Accent Painting and Refinishing of La Porte City will be working to repaint the giant anamorphic illusion on Dysart’s downtown Main Street. The Great Dysart ...
In 1923, Traer celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding. One focal point of the town celebration was the dedication of the “Legion Arch” which was built at Taylor Park as a memorial to the seven men from Traer that died during the Great War (1914-1918). The seven men include ...
DYSART — Happy EMS Week! THANK YOU to the dedicated members of the Dysart Ambulance Service! Our volunteers include Randie Brodigan, Nick Barthelmy, Mary Wankowicz, Tim Glenn, Robyn Pickering Midyett, Ken Midyett, Jackie Obrosk, Katie Riggins, Amanda Schneider, Tracie Smith, Ken Tanner and ...
MEMBERS1st Community Credit Union is excited to announce a new logo for the credit union. “We’re not simply changing our logo for aesthetics – we’re changing our logo to better represent who we are and what we do: We embrace the philosophy of People Helping People,” said ...
TRAER - The Traer Community Foundation Board of Directors has announced the 2023 disbursements for a total of $54,559.31. This is the 31st year of awarding grants. The total of Foundation grants to the community now totals $944,000. Below are the community betterment projects by ...
Commencement ceremonies were held for both North Tama’s and Union’s graduating seniors last Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in Traer and La Porte City, respectively. In each community, the presentation of the diplomas featured some particularly poignant moments as both districts had Board of ...
The Union high school baseball program will be sporting a familiar face in a new role this season with Activities Director Michael Bruns taking on the head coach position. Bruns, a 2008 Union graduate who lettered in baseball for the Knights, was hired in June of 2021 as the district’s ...
TRAER – A few days shy of graduation, North Tama volleyball star Shae Ewoldt signed a letter of intent to play for Wartburg College next season, a Division III school. With the support of her family, friends, and coaches, she committed on Thursday, May 18 in the Redhawks nest to officially ...