TRAER – In a touching and emotional moment at North Tama Elementary’s end-of-year HEART assembly held on Friday, May 30, Amy and Tony Lidgett were officially invited to serve as Grand Marshals for the 2025 Winding Stairs Festival Parade which is set to take place this August. The ...
TOLEDO – As there was no Board of Supervisors story in last week's paper, there is a double whammy in this week's edition. Due to Memorial Day, last week's meeting was pushed back to the morning of Thursday, May 29. All supervisors were present including David Turner, who telecommuted via ...
TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum hosted 42 North Tama Elementary fourth-grade students and their teachers on Thursday, May 15. The downtown museum was a bustling hive of activity as students interacted with volunteers and items from the museum’s collection. Students discussed how ...
GLADBROOK – While the school may be gone, the Panther legacy lives on. During this year’s Gladbrook Corn Carnival, the public is invited to celebrate the completion of the new Panther Pavilion which is currently being constructed in Gladbrook City Park in honor of the Gladbrook school ...
TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum will hold a fundraising barbecue at the Traer Memorial building on Sunday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Tama County Pork Producers will be grilling pork loins and pork burgers. The Traer Museum board will serve the sandwiches along with sides, ...
DYSART – Quilts have been part of American history for decades and barn quilt trails or tours have been started in all 99 Iowa counties and in many states to display the folk art of quilting, highlight the rural areas history, and promote tourism. About 60 homes in Dysart have smaller quilt ...
WATERLOO — The following are local Hawkeye Community College spring semester graduates and the programs of study. Graduates are listed in alphabetical order by hometown. –Dinsdale: Nicholas Martin, Certificate, EMT Certificate –Dysart: Rain Beck, Cert, EMT Certificate; Sadie Finley, ...
PELLA – Andrea Dvorak of Clutier has been named to Central College's Spring 2025 Dean's List. Dvorak, Class of 2026, is among the 390 students named to the Dean's List. To qualify for this honor, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit ...
PELLA – Several area Central College students were recognized recently during the annual Scholarship Dinner for scholarships earned and applied to the 2024-25 academic year. Area students receiving scholarships include: –Cale Bradley (‘26) of Traer: Journey Scholarship Fund –Andrea ...
STORM LAKE – Morgan Smith from Traer graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in social work from Buena Vista University in Spring 2025. Smith was among more than 400 students who received degrees.