The first Traer City Council meeting of 2022 took place on Jan. 3 and began with the swearing-in of Mayor Pete Holden and Council Member Jamie Erhardt – who both won their reelection bids in last November’s school and municipal elections – and then it was back to business for the ...
The Dysart Police Department is poised to grow by one member in 2022 thanks to a recent grant award. At the regular meeting of the Dysart City Council on Wednesday, Dec. 8, Dysart Chief of Police Joe Hols updated the council on a $125,000 grant the city was awarded in 2021 as part of the ...
The last few sessions of the Iowa Legislature have ushered in a slew of changes to state law, and Marshall County’s delegation — Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Montour) and Sen. Jeff Edler (R-State Center) — are excited to keep up their work heading into 2022. In recent interviews, they shared their ...
One local Iowa House district is set to be essentially turned inside out in 2023 as a result of redistricting that affects both Traer and Dysart residents – thereby putting a new face on the horizon for rural voters, state Rep. Dave Williams, a Democrat from Cedar Falls. Williams currently ...
North Tama’s facility study took further shape last week during the school board’s Monday, Dec. 20 meeting when four options for upgrading district facilities were presented to the board for consideration by Andrew Bell with Align Architecture & Planning and Devin Kack with Plunkett ...
As of Jan. 1, owners of all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and off-road utility vehicles (UTV) in Tama County will have a new framework to legally operate their vehicles on county roadways. Last week the Tama County Supervisors approved an ordinance that allows for the legal operation of ATVs and UTVs ...
Tama County’s largest employer is on track to become much larger in the next five years. The Iowa Premium beef processing plant in Tama has received over $14 million in state and local tax incentives for construction of a new state-of-the-art processing facility that is expected to be open ...
In the coming weeks Tama County Supervisors will be considering a recommendation that would raise salaries of the county’s elected officials by the largest amount in 20 years. Dave Forbes and Nick Podhajsky, members of the Tama County Compensation Board, presented their annual ...
Michelle Gethmann (left), director of Pied Piper Preschool and Childcare Center, receives many gifted children's books from Traer PEO Chapter EC at their December meeting. Photo submitted
With today’s law enforcement environment, it’s crucial to invest in our youth and community members. This year, the Dysart Police Dept. was able to partner with several local businesses and community leaders to make our fifth annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ event a little more special. ...