2018-19 Record: 12-9 (L to AGWSR in First Round of Districts)Head Coach: Alex TagtowAfter a successful football season in 2018, North Tama basketball coach issued a challenge to his team: keep it going. The senior-laden team, led by Hale Hulme, eyed an Iowa State South title and to make a run ...
Joe Beckman could have been a star athlete in high school if his career had not been derailed before it even started. Instead, he took up the arts and eventually brought his speaking talents into the motivational speaking world with the mission of reclaiming human connection in a "SnapChat ...
Each week, the Joe Morris State Farm agency Facebook page puts up anonymous clothing needs for local children as part of his Give Back Traer initiative focusing on kids.Morris has been partnering with Michelle Podhajsky of Chick Studios since March to help with his social media. That evolved ...
Concerned parents were in attendance for a presentation on the dangers of vaping/e-cigarettes held in the MPR at North Tama Jr/Sr High on Thursday, Nov. 7, sponsored by Iowa State Extension and Outreach.E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that deliver nicotine or other substances in an ...
North Tama Dance Team members Sable Fehr and Dylan Rohlfsen competed in the State Dance Solo Competition at Newton High School on Saturday, Nov. 2."I was very excited for Sable to do this because it was out of her comfort zone," coach Becky Adams said. "I wanted her to do it her senior year and ...
For many small schools across, maintaining a successful cross country team is difficult. Football and volleyball are far more popular fall sports for high school athletes. Unless you're program like Madrid or Pekin with a winning tradition, going out for running cross country is far from the ...
Carri Holst, incumbent candidate for Traer City Council, is seeking your vote and is looking forward to serving another term to represent Traer and its citizens. She was originally appointed to the council to fill the remainder of a term left open when a former councilperson moved away. A ...
This two-part series explores the six seniors of the North Tama volleyball program and their journey since fifth grade. Our second issue explores the shared success of the program over their unfinished high school career. Check out the October 18 issue for more on their early careers and coming ...
This two-part series explores the six seniors of the North Tama volleyball program and their journey since fifth grade. The second part will be published in the October 25 issue.North Tama Elementary recess is the scene of young children playing on the playground just west of the school, ...
North Tama special education instructor Jessica Schults has transformed her classroom into a Sensory Room for students with special needs and those in need of an escape from the classroom."A Sensory Room gives students a chance to come in to calm down if they need to and regulate their ...