TRAER – Karlene Cochran of Traer took first place on Wednesday, Sept. 20 in the Traer Public Library’s Homemade Salsa Contest. Seven delicious salsas were entered this year by area cooks. A public tasting was held from noon to 5 p.m. with taste-testers allowed one vote apiece for their ...
TOLEDO – During several recent Tama County Board of Supervisors meetings, the subject on many people's minds has been redistricting with the supervisors appointing a group of three locals to a board to work on the matter. The redistricting board came up with an unofficial new map that ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University recently announced the Dean's List for the 2023 summer semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average and be enrolled as a full-time student. The following students from the North Tama Telegraph area were ...
LA PORTE CITY – Monday night football appeared to sit well with the Union Knights early in the team’s rescheduled homecoming game against Prairie City-Monroe this week, with the Knights opening the 2A District 6 matchup hot with an 80-yard kickoff return courtesy of a spectacular run by ...
TAMA COUNTY – The deadline to file as a candidate for the Tuesday, Nov. 7 city and school elections came and went last week with mostly incumbents vying for local seats alongside several newcomers. For the second time in as many municipal elections, Union Community Schools’ District 1 ...
DYSART – State Senator Eric Giddens is exploring new territory. Following the 2020 Census and resulting redistricting process, some voters suddenly found themselves represented by legislators who had never before appeared on their ballots as precincts and districts were redrawn. For those ...
LA PORTE CITY – A steady barrage of lightning led to a delay and eventual rescheduling to Monday of the Union Knights’ homecoming game against Prairie City-Monroe last Friday night. Prior to the game’s 7:30 p.m. kickoff in Union Stadium, the district elected to cancel the ...
TRAER – The Traer Chamber of Commerce recently announced a new promotion – the I ‘Heart’ Traer Challenge – designed to bring both local residents and those from surrounding communities to town, to essentially #WindUpInTraer. The I ‘Heart’ Traer Challenge kicked off on ...
TAMA COUNTY — Replacing or installing a septic system can be a daunting task for residents in rural areas or communities without their own sewer systems, but over the last few years, Tama County Sanitarian Chris Behrens has been going the extra mile to secure federal grant funding for such ...
TOLEDO, IOWA – The anticipation is building for this year's National 4-H Week, during which millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country will celebrate everything 4-H. The 2023 National 4-H Week theme is I [heart emoji] 4-H, which celebrates everything we ...