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Traer Historical Museum R&R moved to Saturday, July 5

Local News

TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum’s monthly Remember and Reminisce (R&R) gathering will take place on Saturday, July 5, beginning at 10 a.m. due to the Fourth of July holiday falling on Friday. This month’s R&R will be a special one as the children of Ray and Yvette Berner ...

Together we supervise

Local News

TOLEDO – As the sun sat high among the clouds like a lemon resting among cotton, the usual group of citizens gathered for the Monday, June 16 Tama County Board of Supervisors’ meeting. It started off with the annual report from Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske, who stated that they are ...

Trio local students receive Wartburg College diplomas

Education

WAVERLY – Wartburg College awarded diplomas to 318 students during Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 24. Local students recognized include: –Xander Bradley, Traer, Bachelor of Arts in business administration –Sterling Mullen, Buckingham, Bachelor of Arts in business ...

Iowa State honors spring graduates

Education

AMES — Nearly 4,600 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University this spring. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held May 15-17. Larry Buss and John “J.R.” Robinson received honorary degrees during spring ceremonies. The following are graduates from this ...

Prairie Summer

Education

IRVINE PRAIRIE – More than 100 students from Union High School closed out the school year last month with a trip to Irvine Prairie – a nearly 300-acre ‘prairie-in-progress’ roughly five miles northeast of Dysart as the crow flies and stewarded by UNI’s Tallgrass Prairie Center ...

The Empty Chair

Local News

TOLEDO – It was business as usual on Wednesday, June 11, during the most recent meeting of the Tama County Zoning Commission save for two notable changes – Laura Wilson was now seated in the Zoning Administrator's chair, having taken over from former administrator Bob Vokoun who resigned ...

Field of Flax

Local News

CLUTIER – If you plant flax, folks will certainly come when the field starts blooming. For nearly 40 years, Bill and Janet Wilson have farmed the field located at the corner of V-18 and 220th St. in Oneida Township northeast of Clutier, but it’s certainly never caught the attention of ...

Boldt promoted to Mason City Fire lieutenant

Local News

MASON CITY – During a Friday, June 13 ceremony, the Mason City Fire Department (MCFD) promoted six firefighters to higher positions including North Tama Class of 2000 graduate Brad Boldt (pictured back right) who was promoted to 1st Battalion Lieutenant. Boldt, the youngest son of Marvin ...