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Meet the Candidates 2025: Steven Stoner, Dysart City Council

Steven Stoner Age: 31 Education: graduated from Wapsie Valley High School and Hawkeye Community College with an associate’s degree in Computer and Network Engineering and Administration Occupation: IT Manager at Victor and Montezuma Manufacturing Family: Kelsi Stoner (Hilmer)–wife; ...

Meet the Candidates 2025: Seth Seda, North Tama School Board District 1

Seth Seda Age: 44 Education: North Tama (Class of 2000), USN Training, Tidewater Community College Occupation/Profession: Industrial Automation Instructor at Hawkeye Community College Family: Wife Xiomara and Daughters Gabriella and Violet 1) What motivated you to run for school board? Why ...

Meet the Candidates 2025: Denny Berger, North Tama School Board District 4

Denny Berger (no photo available) Age: 69 years old Education: Graduate of North Tama High School; Higher Education – School of Hard Knocks Occupation/Profession: Retired farmer/truck driver Family: Wife, Jill; Daughter, Melinda Oberholtz; Son, Scott Berger; four grandchildren 1) ...

Meet the Candidates 2025: Marty Dostal, North Tama School Board District 4

Marty Dostal Age: 53 Education: 1991 North Tama Graduate, Associate EET Degree Occupation/Profession: Global Supply Chain Family: Wife Anita, Josh 19, Bryce 17, Hunter 13 1) What motivated you to run for school board? Why is public education important to you, and why would you ...

Meet the Candidates 2025: Jayme Roudabush, North Tama School Board District 4

Jayme Roudabush Age: 34 Education: [NO RESPONSE] Occupation/Profession: Self-employed Family: I live in Traer with my partner, Alex. We’ve been part of the community for almost 10 years. We have two kids who attend North Tama – one in 5th grade and one in kindergarten – as well as ...

Meet the Candidates 2025: Kennan Seda, Traer Mayor

TRAER – The North Tama Telegraph sent candidate questionnaires to both candidates running to be the City of Traer’s next mayor as part of the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 city-school election. Incumbent Mayor Pete Holden did not return a questionnaire, while challenger Kennan Seda’s response is ...

Tama County Quilts of Valor recognition, open house set for Nov. 6

TOLEDO – Tama County Public Health & Home Care and Stitch and Go Quilt Club members want to say “Thank you for your service” to all our Tama County Veterans! Tama County Public Health and Home Care will be hosting an Open House Quilts of Valor Recognition on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 10 ...

Wood named to Upper Iowa University’s Summer 2025 Dean’s List

FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the Dean's List for the Summer 2025 semester. Among those named to the Dean's List was Jennifer Wood, a psychology major from Traer. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA and be enrolled as a full-time student.

Trailblazer Darlys Hulme marks 65 years in banking

TRAER – Darlys Hulme may not have set out to become a trailblazer over 65 years ago when she first began her career, but she carved the path nonetheless. Hulme, president and CEO of Farmers Savings Bank & Trust (FSB), is a rarity these days in more ways than one. At a time when the ...