TOLEDO – As the morning dew sparkled and glittered on the blades of grass, the sun rose anew and brought together the usual batch of outspoken citizens to witness the weekly rhapsody in bureaucracy at the Monday, Aug. 3 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. The roads report was given, ...
TAMA COUNTY – The tentative start date to begin breaking up the existing pavement on U.S. 63 was set for this past Monday, Aug. 10. Once that begins, the pavement will have exposed metal rebar and will not be drivable. The contractor will then prep the surface, and asphalt paving will ...
TRAER – The Green Gable Service Station on the corner of Main and Seventh Streets was built by Joe Seda in 1930. The new structures followed an English Style of architecture, with large casement windows, and light brown brick. The office building included a refreshment stand and restrooms. ...
IOWA – The Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Nutrition and Health Services, has finalized its policy for free and reduced price meals for students unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program and the ...
TRAER – Longtime stewards of the community, Jared and Marilyn Bauch, have been named parade grand marshals of Traer’s 2026 Winding Stairs Festival. “They have been so active in the community and with the school,” festival committee member Leigh Sell told the newspaper earlier this ...
CLUTIER – The four-piece polka band Barefoot Becky & the Ivanhoe Dutchmen headlined a packed ZCBJ Hall in Clutier last Friday night, July 31, after rain forced the annual Bohemian Plum Festival band concert, coordinated by Tracy Sienkneckt, to relocate inside from its usual Main Street ...
TRAER – North Tama and Traer’s honored alumni will gather for a reunion on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7-8 during the 2026 Winding Stairs Festival. Eight honored classes have been especially invited to attend the festivities, including Traer High School classes of 1956 (70 years) and 1961 (65 ...
DES MOINES – Pete Lyon has been named Tama County’s 2026 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame inductee. The Iowa 4-H Foundation sponsors the annual 4-H Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. Inductees represent Iowans who have contributed countless hours to the 4-H program, working ...
DYSART – The 13th annual Dysart Golf Car Cruise will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Registration will be on Main Street from 5-6 p.m. The cruise will begin at 6 p.m. and last approximately 30 minutes. A feature on this year’s cruise will be the new interactive artwork on the C.R. Roberts ...
TRAER – Farm to market roads and bridges were a priority in the 1950s. This photo shows Hahn Construction of Des Moines finishing the grade on V18 from Highway 8 to Clutier in 1958.