CLUTIER – Three live turtles who usually make their homes in the basement of Otter Creek Lake & Park Nature Center safely crossed several roads (by vehicle) earlier this month while on a field trip to Clutier as part of the public library’s summer programming. The turtle ambassadors ...
RURAL TOLEDO – Despite a scarcity of public information, it appears Tama County Conservation Director Stephen Mayne has resigned. This past Monday in an email exchange with Tama-Grundy Publishing, Tama County Attorney Brent Heeren told the newspaper it was his understanding that Director ...
DYSART – The Vision Dysart Committee is inviting everyone to an evening of fun and music at Dysart’s new Main Street Pocket Park on August 31 from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. The popular Buck Hollow Band from Decorah will be playing during the evening with time out at 7 p.m. ...
President Bruce Morrison, left, presented a $1000 check to Pat Wood on Aug. 17 for winning the Traer Lions Club Cow Chip Bingo Contest which occurred during the Winding Stairs Festival. Congratulations to her and a big thank you to all who bought tickets, enabling the Lions Club to fund ...
LA PORTE CITY – Clutier resident Linda Dvorak (pictured, right) kept a full Friday night schedule this summer bringing her always popular kolaches to La Porte City’s Brick Street Market. The annual farmers market was held along downtown’s brick Main Street on the west end. Dvorak ...
TRAER – Nine classmates from the Traer High School Class of 1961 didn't hesitate to celebrate their 80th birthdays along with their hometown's 150th year. On Saturday afternoon, August 12, they met at the Traer Historical Museum to reminisce and make new memories. The open house brought ...
TRAER – A Bohnstengel Cousins Reunion was held on July 29 at the Shelter House in Taylor Park, Traer, Iowa. Descendants of Fred and Mary (Krambeck) Bohnstengel gathered for a potluck lunch and an afternoon of visiting. Fred and Mary were married on Sept. 22, 1887, and had eight children ...
TOLEDO – The biggest issue discussed at last Monday's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was the Zoning Commission. Carol Meyer from the Toledo area and Steven Peterson from the Chelsea area were both appointed to the commission during the supervisors’ meeting. The supervisors ...
TRAER - Seven alumni classes were honored during the 2023 Winding Stairs Festival, pictured above. For more on the Alumni Banquet refer to last week's edition of the Telegraph or click here.
FORT DODGE - The family of a man who was allegedly left “crying, shaking, and begging God to take his life” before he died at a Fort Dodge nursing home is suing the former owners of the now-shuttered facility. The estate of Robert Kahler is suing QHC Fort Dodge Villa and its former ...