The top law enforcement official in Tama County has endorsed Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in his candidacy to become the next president of the United States, according to a press release sent out last week Monday. Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera was listed among the 26 Iowa sheriffs ...
TRAER – Sunrise Hill Care Center wishes to officially address recent rumors circulating about the facility's imminent closure. Contrary to these unfounded claims, we want to reassure our community that Sunrise Hill Care Center is not closing its doors. In the past year, Iowa has indeed ...
Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce Dylan Hosek of rural Traer and Abe (Douglas) Dieleman of rural Toledo have been selected to each receive a $1,000 local college scholarship through the SWCD’s outreach programming. Dylan is a North Tama graduate ...
In need of music for a holiday gathering, Christmas party, or church meeting? The Union Carolers are now accepting bookings for events throughout eastern Iowa. The Union Carolers are an a cappella ensemble that provides about 20 minutes of holiday music for any festive event, all while ...
Forty-nine years ago a three-year-old bull moose weighing about 1,500 pounds and having an antler spread greater than three feet across was poached in Tama County. That moose is now back and once again calls Tama County home. Anyone old enough who resided here nearly 50 years ago should ...
TAMA COUNTY — Starting October 4, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) relaxed the fishing regulations at Casey Lake in Hickory Hills Park to allow anglers to more freely harvest fish before the lake is renovated. The goal of the lake restoration project is to improve water quality ...
MONTICELLO — Union cross country runner Amilia ‘Millie’ Condon qualified as an individual for this Saturday’s 2A state cross country race by taking second last week Thursday during the district qualifying meet held in Monticello. After leading for much of the race on Thursday, ...
TRAER – Members of the public packed the bleachers of the North Tama High School gym last Tuesday, Oct. 17 for the district’s annual Parade of Bands concert. Under the direction of band instructor Channing Halstead, the fifth grade, sixth grade, junior high, and high school bands ...
CEDAR FALLS – A historic gift to the University of Northern Iowa will mark a new chapter in the university’s renowned business college. David Wilson, a 1966 graduate of North Tama High School and 1970 graduate of UNI who now lives in Nevada, has pledged a $25 million donation that will ...
CLUTIER – The view from the cab of Tom Dvorak’s Gleaner S77 combine as he harvested corn in the undulating hills west of Clutier last Tuesday afternoon could not be beat. “This is our hilliest farm,” Dvorak said with a slight chuckle while expertly navigating one of the 100-acre ...