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Dysart Tree Board names poster winners

Education

DYSART – The annual Arbor Day Dysart-Geneseo Elementary poster winners received their awards from the Dysart Tree Board recently. The duo theme for the year was “Ready. Set. Grow” and “Dysart Trees Matter.” Poster winners pictured above with their posters include (from left) Avery ...

Traer Memorial Day Schedule (Sunday, May 25)

Local News

TRAER – On Sunday, May 25, the Traer American Legion Kubik-Finch Post 142 will conduct the following Memorial Day Cemetery Rifle Salute Schedule. 8:15 a.m.: Meet at Traer Memorial Building 8:45 a.m.: West Union Cemetery (1799 QQ Ave, Traer) 9:00 a.m.: St. Paul Catholic Cemetery (1102 ...

Hora-Machacek plans Memorial Day weekend

Local News

CLUTIER – Ladies met on May 6, 2025, at the post home in Clutier from the Hora-Machacek Legion Auxiliary. No formal meeting was held due to the number of members in attendance. Diane reported there were 94 students at Government Day. Workers from our unit were Diane C, Collette W, and Linda ...

Aubrey Gates named to USF Spring 2025 Dean’s List

Education

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Aubrey Gates of La Porte City, IA, was named to the University of Sioux Falls Spring 2025 Dean's List. Gates is majoring in Exercise Science. Gates was among 515 students named to the Spring 2025 Dean's List. To qualify, students must be enrolled in at least 12 semester ...

‘Great moments are born from great opportunity’

Local News

CRESCO – Multiple Union athletes from both the boys and girls squads earned state berths on Thursday, May 15, during the Class 2A district meet hosted by Crestwood in Creso including members of nine different Knights relay teams. “The night started out amazing,” boys head coach Scott ...

Remembering the fallen 50 years later

Local News

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth and seventh stories in a series of nine first published by the Times-Republican newspaper honoring the 32 men from Grundy, Hardin, Marshall and Tama counties who perished during the Vietnam War including one man considered as missing-in-action. From Nov. 1, ...

Traer’s T.H. Best building: A History

Local News

Editor’s Note: In light of La Terraza’s recent expansion from its original location at Traer’s 602 Second Street into the adjacent T.H. Best building located on the corner of Second and US 63/Main Street, the Telegraph is taking a look back through the building’s more than 130 years ...

The future of the Great Dysart Gorge

Local News

DYSART – I am writing to share important information and invite your understanding regarding the future of the ‘Great Dysart Gorge’ – the anamorphic street art installation located on Main Street in downtown Dysart. Since its creation in 2018, the Gorge has been a unique and ...

‘I suspect it’s going to be different’

Local News

Editor's Note: This story will publish in the Friday, May 23, edition of the North Tama Telegraph. OTTER CREEK LAKE – Tama County’s new naturalist and an alleged lack of programming dominated public comment during the Wednesday, May 7 meeting of the Board of Conservation. “On March ...