The Dysart City Council, Union school board, and North Tama school board will all be swearing in some new faces following the Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 city-school election. Tama County voter turnout for the 2025 city-school election was 25.39%. According to the Iowa Secretary of State’s ...
TRAER – Mark your calendars for Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6, for Traer’s annual Holiday Happenings! The Traer Chamber of Commerce will once again be partnering with the Traer Historical Museum to host holiday-themed events throughout the community including at the museum which will ...
Great-great-grandma Beverly Fike of Centerville (front left), Great-Grandma Cyndy Butts of Traer (front right), Grandma Meredith Espenscheid of Traer (back right), mother Makenzie Espenscheid of Traer (back left), and baby Kallum Mahlstedt recently posed for a group photograph together.
Telegraph Note: This story first published in last week's Sun Courier newspaper. It is being reprinted here as a courtesy to our readers. REINBECK – On its third try in four years, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District has finally passed a school bond referendum. A mere 16 votes ...
GRUNDY CENTER – For a small town, Grundy Center has long boasted a wide variety of dining options for residents and visitors, and the community’s newest restaurant brings a completely new set of flavors to the table. Curry-n-Grill has been open for about three weeks now, and three of the ...
IOWA – Warmer temperatures and rainfall deficits in October have led to deteriorating drought conditions across the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Reduced rainfall since late summer finally took a toll as drought returned to the state in early October and expanded in ...
TRAER – The annual Traer Chamber of Commerce Halloween Costume Contest took place on Friday, Oct. 31, in the downtown Memorial Building and featured 90 youngsters ranging in age from babies in arms to middle schoolers (11-12 years). From a tiny Hulk Hogan to a Brooks & Dunn duo to a ...
Telegraph Note: Unwinding History is an occasional series by Traer Historical Museum president George Kadrmas published by the North Tama Telegraph. TRAER – Livestock auctions in the early days in northern Tama County were typically held by livestock breeders. Occasionally, auctions were ...
On Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa provided floor remarks: “VFW Commander-in-Chief Carol Whitmore.” I’d like to recognize a fellow University of Northern Iowa Panther, Carol Whitmore of Des Moines, Iowa. I recognize her for something more important than just ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Legion and Auxiliary held a joint meeting at Toledo Legion Hall on Oct. 28, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Following the meeting, a memorial service was held for deceased members during the last year. Pictured left to right: Pat Sauer, Elberon Auxiliary member; Lorraine Vileta, ...