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 ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the Dean's List for the Summer 2025 semester. Among those named to the Dean's List was Jennifer Wood, a psychology major from Traer. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA and be enrolled as a full-time student.
TRAER – North Tama County Community School District residents are being asked to participate in the district’s strategic planning.
Strategic planning is a process wherein a school district sets long-term goals and outlines a path to achieve said goals. A strategic plan assists a district ...
TOLEDO – In celebration of National 4-H Week, the Toledo Techs 4-H Club proudly launched a community outreach project to recognize and thank local farmers for their hard work and dedication. Club members assembled and prepared gift bags designed to help farmers take a well-earned break and ...
TRAER – Note, Cornman & Johnson P.C. recently released an audit report on the North Tama County Community School District.
The District's revenues totaled $7,931,478 for the year ended June 30, 2024 – a 0.84% increase from the prior year. Expenses for District operations for the year ...