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North Tama FFA to provide free farmer breakfast April 20

Education

TRAER – National Agriculture Week was recently celebrated but North Tama FFA knows that we should celebrate farmers all year long. FFA is a student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership. Through classes at North Tama, youth learn about horticulture, animal science, ...

The Dig Inn to celebrate annual Record Store Day April 20

Local News

REINBECK – Record collectors, vinyl lovers, music enthusiasts and beer drinkers are invited to come out to The Dig Inn in downtown Reinbeck on Saturday, April 20, starting around 11 a.m. for the annual Record Store Day. Record Store Day – which first took hold in 2008 — is an annual ...

Hora-Machacek Auxiliary holds sewing day and meeting

Local News

CLUTIER – Hora-Machacek Legion Auxiliary held a sewing day on Tuesday, April 2, beginning at 9 a.m. Those attending were: Diane C, Collette W, Pauline S, Marilyn S, Linda D, Brenda H, Valerie S, Denise S, Deb K, Cyndy B, Rosemary V, and Veronica P. Sewing lap quilts together and cutting ...

Traer Community Foundation accepting grant applications

Traer News

TRAER - The Traer Community Foundation board members are pleased to announce they are now accepting grant applications from non-profit Traer area groups for the 2024 grant program. Application forms may be picked up at the Farmers Savings Bank & Trust or they are available at ...

Good Egg Hunting

Local News

TRAER – On an ‘eggstraordinary’ spring morning last Saturday, the Traer Chamber of Commerce hosted the community’s annual Easter Egg Hunt for children 10 and younger – taking over the event this year from the previous organizer, the North Tama P.T.O. The park’s west hillside ...

Soule Shop & Spa joins Main Street Dysart

Local News

DYSART – After giving nearly 3,000 massages while working at Traer Chiropractic over the last five years, Union High School graduate Kortlyn (née Ewoldt) Frush, LMT, is ready to give her heart and ‘soule’ to a new venture – her very own business, Soule Shop & Spa. Since ...

North Tama approves operational sharing agreement with South Tama

Education

Telegraph note: This story has been updated with the correct sharing incentive student numbers for superintendent and operations/maintenance management positions. TRAER – The North and South Tama school districts have officially agreed to unite in more ways than one. During last ...

Central Rivers AEA, area school district leaders react to new law

Education

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the much discussed Area Education Agencies (AEA) reform bill into law last Wednesday, March 27, just a day after the Iowa Senate approved the legislation. House File 2612 (HF2612) passed the Senate on March 26 on a 30-18 vote, with Sen. Annette Sweeney (R-Iowa Falls) ...

Four generations of Winkelplecks celebrate Easter

Local News

DYSART – Seven-month-old Meyer Jon Winkelpleck spent time with three generations of ‘egg-stra’ special people last Sunday as part of his very first Easter celebrations – his great-grandfather Larry Winkelpleck, Sr. (seated), grandfather Jon Winkelpleck (back right), and his dad Zach ...