TOLEDO – Birds were once again the topic at last week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. Raina Genaw, the naturalist for Tama County Conservation, attended the meeting to speak about the Bird Friendly Community resolution. Genaw informed those in attendance that the resolution ...
WATERLOO – The Iowa McNamee Clan held their 100th and final reunion on June 4, 2023, with 58 in attendance, 41 being McNamees by birth. They were able to celebrate their last meeting at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Waterloo, Iowa. The Iowa McNamees came from Ohio with their ...
OTTER CREEK LAKE & PARK – Tama County Conservation is in search of muskrat trappers at Otter Creek Lake & Park to remove nuisance animals. Availability is limited and interested parties must receive special permission prior to trapping. Contact Park Officer Riley Conrad at ...
DYSART – Last weekend the theatre group Wolf Creek Players took to the Union Middle School stage to perform their fall production, the beloved comedy drama “Steel Magnolias” by American playwright Robert Harling. Deb Kloster directed the production which featured local actors including ...
TRAER – The annual Traer Chamber of Commerce Halloween Costume Contest took place last week Tuesday, Oct. 31 in the downtown Memorial Building and featured nearly 90 youngsters from babies to middle schoolers dressed up for a spooky, cold night of All Hallows' Eve fun. From a tiny Queen ...
WAVERLY – Wartburg Players, a student-run theater organization at Wartburg College, will present "Cheaper by the Dozen" on Nov. 10 and 11 with Becca Payne of Dysart playing Mrs. Gilbreth/Mother. The shows begin nightly at 7 p.m. in McCaskey Lyceum in the Saemann Student Center. Tickets are ...
TRAER – North Tama will be getting a new school. Unofficial results from the Nov. 7 city/school election proved the second time was the charm for the North Tama County Community School District in its efforts to pass a two-question, $14.85 million bond referendum to fund facility ...
After a long Tuesday in which the spirit of democracy swept through Iowa’s counties like an eagle floating on the fall breeze, the night ended at the county auditors’ offices. Precincts called in, votes were counted, and 'VOTE HERE' signs were put in a back room. The unofficial 2023 ...
TRAER – Under first year head coach Andrew Knaack, Redhawk football received a dozen All District team selections this season, proving that sometimes a losing record fails to tell the whole story. “My first season was definitely a learning experience,” Coach Knaack told the Telegraph ...
TRAER – Last Thursday, Nov. 2, North Tama High School Class of 2023 graduate and former standout Redhawk runner Grace Lidgett was chosen as an AbbVie Thriving Scholar based on a submitted essay, her accomplishments, a creative project, and a public vote. All 40 candidates who made it to ...