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Union celebrates Prom 2026: Back to the ‘90s

WATERLOO – Union High School celebrated prom last Saturday, April 11, beginning with the Grand March (open to the public) in the high school auditorium in La Porte City followed by dinner at the Courtyard Marriott in Waterloo and then dancing/after prom activities at Cedar Valley SportsPlex. ...

Dysart Historical Society Annual Meeting to feature Cathy Irvine

DYSART - The Dysart Historical Society will hold the annual meeting on Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m. at the Agricultural Museum, 612 Crisman Street. Following the brief annual meeting, Cathy Irvine will present “Restoring a Prairie and Sharing a Woodland.” She will be sharing her vision and ...

Ascalon Lodge Pancake Scholarship Breakfast

DYSART - Ascalon Lodge will be hosting their annual pancake breakfast for local scholarships on Sunday, April 19 at the Dysart Community Building from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and beverages. The freewill donations will be used to fund ...

What’s New at the Norma Anders Public Library

Telegraph Note: Due to public notices space issues, the newspaper's regular Norma Anders Public Library report did not publish in the print edition. The newspaper did not receive a library report from Traer for this week's edition. Save the Date We are excited to welcome back Dr. Michael ...

Area families hop to it for Traer Chamber’s annual Easter egg hunt

TRAER – The Traer Chamber of Commerce hosted the community's annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4, in Taylor Park. Chamber members stuffed and hid more than 1,000 colorful plastic eggs this year for children aged 0-10 to collect. Despite the wind chill Saturday morning registering ...

North Tama school board prioritizes $1M in additional bond revenue projects

TRAER – Following months of discussion and late night meetings, the North Tama school board has prioritized how to spend the roughly $1,000,000 in general obligation bond revenues remaining from Phase 1 facility improvements financed by a $14.85 million bond referendum. “After our last ...

Podhajsky honored as Traer Historical Museum’s 2026 Volunteer of the Year

TRAER – During the Traer Historical Museum’s annual meeting and ice cream social on Thursday, March 26, Michelle Podhajsky — a founding member of the Taylor Park Landscaping and Beautification Committee — was surprised with the museum’s 2026 Volunteer of the Year award. “The ...

Peoples Clinic to officially open May 4

TRAER – In a follow-up to last week’s progress update on Traer’s new Peoples Community Health Clinic satellite clinic set to open in the former MercyOne building located downtown and owned by the non-profit North Tama Medical Associates, the official opening is now set for Monday, May 4, ...

Traer Community Foundation now accepting applications

TRAER – The Traer Community Foundation board members are pleased to announce they are now accepting grant applications from non-profit Traer area groups, for the 2026 grant program. Board members and who they represent include chairman Pete Holden, Traer City Council; vice-chairman Taylor ...