CRESCO – Multiple Union athletes from both the boys and girls squads earned state berths on Thursday, May 15, during the Class 2A district meet hosted by Crestwood in Creso including members of nine different Knights relay teams. “The night started out amazing,” boys head coach Scott ...
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth and seventh stories in a series of nine first published by the Times-Republican newspaper honoring the 32 men from Grundy, Hardin, Marshall and Tama counties who perished during the Vietnam War including one man considered as missing-in-action. From Nov. 1, ...
TRAER – The revival is here. Two years ago this past January during a Traer City Council meeting, the “revival” of a set of Second Street businesses located east of US 63 was a hot topic of discussion among council members and Tama County Economic Development Executive Director ...
Editor’s Note: In light of La Terraza’s recent expansion from its original location at Traer’s 602 Second Street into the adjacent T.H. Best building located on the corner of Second and US 63/Main Street, the Telegraph is taking a look back through the building’s more than 130 years ...
DYSART – I am writing to share important information and invite your understanding regarding the future of the ‘Great Dysart Gorge’ – the anamorphic street art installation located on Main Street in downtown Dysart. Since its creation in 2018, the Gorge has been a unique and ...
Editor's Note: This story will publish in the Friday, May 23, edition of the North Tama Telegraph. OTTER CREEK LAKE – Tama County’s new naturalist and an alleged lack of programming dominated public comment during the Wednesday, May 7 meeting of the Board of Conservation. “On March ...
CLUTIER – The Clutier American Legion Memorial Day schedule on Monday 26 May includes the following services: 8:30 a.m.: Flag raising at Post home 8:45 a.m.: Clutier Cemetery 9 a.m.: Oneida Cemetery 9:20 a.m.: Holy Trinity Cemetery 9:45 a.m.: St. Wenceslaus Cemetery 11 a.m.: ...
TRAER – After World War I, the poppy flourished in Europe. Scientists attributed the growth to soils in France and Belgium becoming enriched with lime from the rubble left by the war. From the dirt and mud grew a beautiful red poppy. The red poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during ...
DYSART – The Dysart Chamber of Commerce is announcing an open call for artists, crafters, and creators to participate in the upcoming Maker's Market on Main. Formerly known as the Back Roads Vintage Market, the rebranded Maker's Market on Main is set for Saturday, June 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced on April 30, 2025, to more than two months in federal prison. Jose Solis-Alvarado, age 34, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Traer, Iowa, received the ...