TOLEDO – It looked like there would be no audience for the Monday, June 15 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting, but sure enough, the regular crowd came shuffling in. Once again, four 10-hour days for Secondary Roads employees were the main subject for the supervisors. The union ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Congratulations to Riley Hobbs of Gilman who was among a group of truly exceptional graduates this past year at Coe College. Hobbs was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in business administration, and was among more than 225 students receiving degrees.
TRAER – Nearly 50 years ago, in celebration of America's Bicentennial, the Traer community buried a time capsule just north of the gazebo in Taylor Park. On Saturday, June 6, 2026, the vault was unearthed as part of an effort spearheaded by members of the local park committee. “After ...
BELLE PLAINE – Iowa Rep. Derek Wulf (R-Hudson) will be Republican governor candidate Zach Lahn’s running mate in the 2026 election, Lahn’s campaign announced Friday, June 12. Wulf, a fourth-generation farmer who has served two terms in the Iowa House representing District 76 which ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District has named Michael Bruns as the next middle school principal, pending board approval. Since 2021, Bruns has served as activities director and at-risk coordinator for the district. He was selected as Union's next middle school principal ...
TOLEDO – A now former Tama County jailer has been arrested and charged with two counts of second degree sexual abuse, both Class B felonies, over events that allegedly occurred in 2023. On Monday, June 8, the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested 21-year-old Clayton Killian, who ...
AREA – Severe storms with wind gusts in excess of 70 mph led to area power outages last Thursday, June 11, including across the Dysart, Traer and Clutier areas. “The severe weather front that passed through Tama County on Thursday morning, June 11, produced high-velocity winds that caused ...
RURAL CLUTIER – As the sound of hymns sung by some 150 parishioners escaped the slightly ajar doors to rural Clutier’s St. Wenceslaus Oratory last Sunday, June 7, the Prince of Peace (Catholic) Cluster celebrated the annual Corpus Christi Mass and procession for the first time under ...
DYSART – Union Middle School will begin the 2026-27 school year this coming August with a new principal at the helm following Wayne Slack’s resignation. During a special meeting of the Union school board convened on Wednesday, June 3, directors approved Slack’s resignation from the ...
TRAER – Sunrise Hill Care & Rehab Center is proud to announce that it has been named a 2026 Best Skilled Nursing Facility, ranking in the top 5% of facilities nationwide, by the Women’s Choice Award®, a national recognition program that identifies the skilled nursing facilities that ...