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North Tama Class of 1984 celebrates 40th reunion

TRAER – Members of the North Tama Class of 1984 celebrated their 40th reunion at this year’s Winding Stairs Festival held in early August. Those pictured include, first row (l-r): John Velky, Teresa (Vest) Frances, Todd Howard, Jeff Dostal, Brian Sienknecht, Kevin Yung, Jeff Hoeg, and ...

North Tama Class of 1999 celebrates 25th reunion

TRAER – Members of the North Tama Class of 1999 celebrated their 25th reunion at this year’s Winding Stairs Festival held in early August. Those pictured include, first row (l-r): Jennifer (Himschoot) Dvorak, Leigh (Staker) Sell, Janel (Ruzicka) Dvorak, Alicia Jacobs, and Amy Nachazel; ...

Salt Creek Wind issued new zoning certificates

TOLEDO – In what has become a multiyear saga mired in controversy, the developers behind Salt Creek Wind (SCW) – the latest iteration of a central Tama County commercial wind energy project – might finally begin construction following the outcome of a contentious Tama County Zoning ...

Union High School stages ‘Things That Go Bump in the Night’

LA PORTE CITY – Last weekend there was an abundance of peculiar clinking, scraping, and tapping sounds taking place on Union High School’s Matt Auditorium stage as members of the school’s theater department skillfully performed the comedy mystery “Things That Go Bump in the Night” ...

North Tama tackles football classification issue; board votes to go 8-Player

TRAER – In the end the decision was quick and without much fanfare. During the Monday, Nov. 18 regular monthly meeting of the North Tama school board, a majority of members decided the time had finally come to drop from Class A varsity football to 8-Player. Following a very brief ...

News & notes from last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors

TOLEDO – As the morning frost fought a losing battle against the rising sun of the new day, locals stretched, yawned, and made their way to the Nov. 12 meeting of the Tama County Board of Supervisors. Held on Tuesday due to the Veterans Day holiday, the meeting started off like it does most ...

North Tama Class of 1969 celebrates 55th reunion

TRAER – Members of the North Tama Class of 1969 celebrated their 55th reunion at this year’s Winding Stairs Festival held in early August. Those pictured include, first row (seated l-r): Anne (Hatton) Dengler, Janet (Beenken) McKenna, Deb (Hladik) Halupnick, Judy (Mundt) Burghart, Sue ...