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Merchant ushers in new beginning for Redhawk softball

Local News

TRAER – Following several losing seasons – including two full seasons with not a single win – and two different head coaches in as many years, Redhawk softball appears primed for a new beginning this year and the program’s new head coach Madonna Merchant is ready to make that ...

Lidgett runs a top-10 finish at state track

Local News

DES MOINES – North Tama distance star Grace Lidgett rounded out her high school running career with a 10th-place finish in the Class 1A girls’ 1,500-meter run at the Iowa co-ed high school track and field championships on Saturday afternoon at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Lidgett – ...

North Tama honors 2023 senior class with annual awards night

Education

TRAER – The North Tama Community School District held its annual Senior Awards Night ceremony on Tuesday, May 16, in the high school gymnasium. Nearly 60 different scholarships were announced and/or awarded to the class of 2023 totaling tens of thousands of dollars including 21 local North ...

Wind energy development in Tama Co. hits turbulence

Local News

Further wind development in Tama County appears to have encountered some headwinds in recent weeks as two different lawsuits involving the wind energy company Salt Creek Wind LLC and its consultants Robert and Eric Bergstrom play out in court. Salt Creek Wind LLC and Conifer Power Co. have ...

Busy week at Traer Historical Museum

Local News

TRAER – Volunteers and board members with the Traer Historical Museum had quite a busy week last week welcoming two different groups of important visitors to the museum including North Tama fourth-grade students on Tuesday morning and state Senator Eric Giddens on Wednesday afternoon. ...

A peek behind the curtain

Education

TOLEDO – Wednesday, April 26, was Government Day in Tama County for many local high school students, sponsored by local American Legion and Auxiliary units. The group of students – which included North Tama high schoolers – started their day with a mock vote at the Reinig Center in ...

Piano students hold recitals at Traer Library

Education

TRAER - Piano students of both Sharon Owens and Carri Holst held a piano recital May 7 at the Kupka Cultural Center in the Traer Public Library. Twenty-one students performed ranging from first grade through 11th grade. Following the program, a reception to congratulate the students on their ...

Clutier American Legion to hold Memorial Day activities

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The Clutier American Legion and Auxiliary units will be holding Memorial Day activities on Monday, May 29 beginning at 7:30 a.m. Activities are as follows: -7:30 a.m. Coffee and rolls for members and families -8:30 a.m. Flag Raising at Legion Hall -8:45 a.m. Visit Clutier ...

North Tama’s Olivia Ketter honored as ‘Best of the Class’

Education

CEDAR FALLS – Olivia Ketter from North Tama County Community was honored as a member of the 2023 Best of the Class. KWWL and the University of Northern Iowa recognized valedictorians or top graduating seniors from across eastern Iowa at a celebration on Saturday, April 29, at the McLeod ...