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 ...
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 ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District's $18.5 million bond referendum has failed according to unofficial results, garnering just over 56% of the vote share. The one-question public measure was part of the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 city-school election and asked voters to approve ...
TRAER – North Tama Preschool welcomed a special guest with a special message of inclusivity this past Monday as part of the program’s new initiative to bring community readers to the classroom: veterinarian and rural Traer resident McKenna Kvidera, also known as ‘Addie’s mom.’ ...
TRAER – The North Tama Telegraph sent candidate questionnaires to all five candidates running in contested races only for the North Tama County Community School District Board of Education in the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 city-school election. Two newcomers are running to fill retiring incumbent ...
Jordan Hagedon Age: 31 Education: B.S. in Agricultural Business at Iowa State University, Pekin Community School District (Packwood, Iowa) Occupation/Profession: Representative with Mid Iowa Auction Company; self-employed owner of Hagedon Excavation & Land Management; also raise ...
Seth Seda Age: 44 Education: North Tama (Class of 2000), USN Training, Tidewater Community College Occupation/Profession: Industrial Automation Instructor at Hawkeye Community College Family: Wife Xiomara and Daughters Gabriella and Violet 1) What motivated you to run for school board? Why ...
Denny Berger (no photo available) Age: 69 years old Education: Graduate of North Tama High School; Higher Education – School of Hard Knocks Occupation/Profession: Retired farmer/truck driver Family: Wife, Jill; Daughter, Melinda Oberholtz; Son, Scott Berger; four grandchildren 1) ...
Marty Dostal Age: 53 Education: 1991 North Tama Graduate, Associate EET Degree Occupation/Profession: Global Supply Chain Family: Wife Anita, Josh 19, Bryce 17, Hunter 13 1) What motivated you to run for school board? Why is public education important to you, and why would you ...
Jayme Roudabush Age: 34 Education: [NO RESPONSE] Occupation/Profession: Self-employed Family: I live in Traer with my partner, Alex. We’ve been part of the community for almost 10 years. We have two kids who attend North Tama – one in 5th grade and one in kindergarten – as well as ...