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Supporting Our North Tama Girls: A Community Effort

Education

Telegraph Note: This story will publish in the Friday, July 4 print edition of the newspaper. TRAER – North Tama supporters have a new way to rally behind our community's female athletes. Community members have been actively contributing to the Our North Tama Girl Scholarship, a fund ...

Karina Cooper murder trial set to begin next week

Local News

TOLEDO – Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Karina Sue Cooper’s first-degree murder trial will proceed as scheduled beginning July 1 in Linn County. On Friday, June 20, Karina Cooper, 47, and her attorneys Aaron Hawbaker and Nichole Watt both with the Waterloo Public Defender’s ...

‘This has been a big mess from the start’

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TOLEDO – During an appeal hearing held on Tuesday, June 17, the Tama County Board of Adjustment voted 3-2 to reverse a Dec. 13, 2024 decision by then-Tama County Zoning Administrator Bob Vokoun to extend the expiration dates of Salt Creek Wind’s 61 zoning certificates – thereby setting ...

New TMU general manager to earn nearly 30% more than outgoing GM

Local News

Telegraph Note: This story will publish in the Friday, July 4 print edition of the newspaper. TRAER – The Traer Municipal Utilities (TMU) Board has hired a new general manager, one with a familiar face but at a significantly higher salary – former TMU Trustee Eric McEwen. During the ...

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

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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

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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 ...