DES MOINES – Get ready to catch Fair Fever at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18, 2024. With 11 groovy, fun-filled, action-packed days of food, games, rides and music – there's something fun for everyone! This year, the Iowa State Fair has added more ways for people to enjoy all 11 ...
TRAER – The Great Room of Traer’s Ripley Parsonage at 513 Fourth Street ought to hold about 25 people, plus a small stage. At least that’s what Lay Minister Jim Coppoc and his partner Lindsey Christie thought. After all, how many Traerites are really going to show up on a Wednesday ...
TRAER – North Tama’s Class of 1978 is a group with a reputation for close friendships, fun, collaboration, generosity and accomplishment. Keeping up this tradition the class members donated $5,000 to North Tama Dollars for Scholars at their 45th Class Reunion last August (2023). This ...
TOLEDO – Karina Sue Cooper’s first degree murder trial previously scheduled to begin next week on July 9 in Linn County has been reset to October 1, 2024. The planned 10-day jury trial was rescheduled by Chief Judge Lars G. Anderson last Friday in response to a motion by Cooper who waived ...
ANKENY – Volunteers from across the state including two from Traer were recognized on June 25 in Ankeny as part of the 40th annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards Ceremony. “Those being recognized are the people who invest in others without expecting anything in return – except, of ...
Reproductive health care advocates and providers are preparing for how to help Iowans access abortion following last Friday morning’s Iowa Supreme Court decision that will allow the state’s six-week abortion ban to take effect. The state Supreme Court issued a 4-3 ruling on June 28 that ...
TRAER – Since 1948, St. Luke Lutheran Church has been gathering for worship in Traer, Iowa. The church began with 28 charter members and was served by Rev. U. F. Groth from Dysart. The building, still used today, was initially purchased in 1950 for a mere $1,345 and moved from Blairstown, ...
TRAER – Rural Traer resident Barb Hanus – pen name Beth Ann Morrison – flew for nearly a quarter century as a flight attendant with Southwest Airlines. Next Wednesday, July 10, at the Traer Public Library, Hanus will share the ups and downs of that unique career while presenting her ...
TAMA – The Tama County Historical Society has created a self-guided history tour for Oak Hill Cemetery in Tama. The tour includes a history of the cemetery, as well as profiles of some of the people interred there. “The subjects are a cross section of some of Tama’s former citizens from ...
TOLEDO – The application window is opening July 12 for the 2024 Fall Master Gardener training cohort, which will be offered in 29 counties or extension regions. Iowans wishing to become Master Gardener volunteers choose a county to complete training through, participate in online ...