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Hosek named to BVU’s Spring 2026 Dean’s List

Education

STORM LAKE – Ryan Hosek of Traer was named to Buena Vista University's Spring 2026 Dean's List. Hosek was among more than 520 students named to the Dean's List this semester. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the semester.

Hawkeye Community College announces Spring 2026 dean’s list

Education

WATERLOO – Hawkeye Community College announces the Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester. To make the Dean’s List, an individual must be a full-time student and successfully complete 12 or more credits in the fall or spring semesters with a semester GPA of 3.50 or better for courses ...

‘O blessed Lady of the fields, who loved the rural folk’

Local News

RURAL CLUTIER – As the sound of hymns sung by some 150 parishioners escaped the slightly ajar doors to rural Clutier’s St. Wenceslaus Oratory last Sunday, June 7, the Prince of Peace (Catholic) Cluster celebrated the annual Corpus Christi Mass and procession for the first time under ...

The Stories of Our Lives: Lincoln, Iowa

Local News

This article first appeared in the Sun Courier newspaper and is dedicated to the citizens of Lincoln, past and present. It describes what it was like to live in that community during the author’s formative years (the 1950s). If the stories of our past are not shared, they will vanish with ...

Granger Reunion/Stoakes Snapshot Invitation

Local News

TRAER – A Granger Reunion will be held at Traer’s Taylor Park on Sunday, June 28, beginning at noon. Many of the reunion attendees are descendants of Eleazer and Eliza Granger Stoakes. Sarah Stoakes Thomas and Eleazer Stoakes were sister and brother. Gary Gute is restoring the B.F. and ...

Happy Retirement, Miss Cindy!

Education

TRAER – At the conclusion of the 2025-26 school year late last month, North Tama marked just one retirement, elementary office manager Cindy Zimple. But considering all the roles she’s held since first joining the district more than seven years ago, her departure will be felt throughout the ...

Traer Nostalgia: Corn Borer Damage, 1956

Local News

This photo was taken in June 1956. Mark Nechanicky is shown here next to corn plants infested with European Corn Borer. European Corn Borer moths arrive on air currents from the Gulf of Mexico in late May and hatch in mid to late June. Note the holes and feeding on the leaves of the corn ...

Rob Sand announces Dave Muhlbauer as running mate

Local News

DES MOINES – On Monday, June 8, Democratic nominee for governor Rob Sand announced that Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer will join the ticket as candidate for lieutenant governor. “A fifth-generation family farmer and cattleman from Crawford County, Dave Muhlbauer represents the ...