In 1898, the space at the top of Traer’s winding staircase (aka the Winding Stairs) was a newspaper office. This photo shows the printing press and some of the Traer Star-Clipper newspaper staff at the time. The skylight in the ceiling provided (enough light) for typesetting and running the ...
TOLEDO – In stark contrast to the previous meeting, only about seven people showed up for the Monday, Feb. 16 Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Although the popular subject of public health was touched on briefly by one citizen during public comment, the supervisors had other items on ...
In last week’s story “Public Health budget takes center stage at supervisors meeting,” Tama County Public Health & Home Care Clinical Manager LeeAnna Kriegel was quoted by the newspaper as stating during the meeting: “We live in a county that does not have a hospital, does not have ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will present the program “Iowa’s Religious History” on Wednesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. The program will be given by Clutier’s Bill R. Douglas, author of “The People Are Kind: A ...
DES MOINES – Vaccines have gotten some attention from the Iowa Legislature this year. One bill — House File (HF) 2287 — proposes banning the sale, distribution and administration of vaccines unless manufacturers give up federal liability immunity. A subcommittee recommended passage of the ...
TRAER – Following roughly 15 months of construction, the North Tama high school addition is officially open for schooling. “A big thank you goes out to our district voters … who jumped on board and voted ‘yes’ for an increase in our levy and the issuing of our bonds,” school ...
IOWA CITY — As Iowa’s rising cancer rates continue to generate discussion and concern among residents and politicians alike, the University of Iowa College of Public Health released a 118-page initial findings report earlier this month titled “Key Drivers of Cancer in Iowa” that was ...
TRAER – The Tama County Pork Producers (TCPP) held the organization’s annual banquet and meeting on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at the Traer Memorial Building. Some 60 individuals were in attendance this year – a slightly smaller crowd than banquets past due to weather, illness, and ...
TOLEDO – People were sitting, standing, and loitering in the hall; it was the largest crowd the Tama County Board of Supervisors had garnered in a couple of months. Nearly all of the citizens who sardined themselves into the meeting room on Monday, Feb. 9, were attending the meeting for one ...
TRAER – State Sen. David Sires, right, whose district includes Traer, attended North Tama’s high school addition and athletic area grand opening here on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Following the ceremony that evening, he presented an Iowa flag and a U.S. flag to board president David ...