Commencement ceremonies were held for both North Tama’s and Union’s graduating seniors last Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in Traer and La Porte City, respectively. In each community, the presentation of the diplomas featured some particularly poignant moments as both districts had Board of ...
The Union high school baseball program will be sporting a familiar face in a new role this season with Activities Director Michael Bruns taking on the head coach position. Bruns, a 2008 Union graduate who lettered in baseball for the Knights, was hired in June of 2021 as the district’s ...
TRAER – A few days shy of graduation, North Tama volleyball star Shae Ewoldt signed a letter of intent to play for Wartburg College next season, a Division III school. With the support of her family, friends, and coaches, she committed on Thursday, May 18 in the Redhawks nest to officially ...
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 ...
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 – ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...