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Tama County News

Court News: March 4, 2022

Brycelyn Natasha Haughey Brycelyn Natasha Haughey, 22, of Toledo appeared in district court on Feb. 10 and entered a written arraignment and plea of not guilty to four counts of sexual explotation by a school employee (Class D felony) and one count of dissemination and exhibition of obscene ...

Urban X L.L.C ready to move dirt and dig holes

Mark Urban of Traer has dug quite a few trenches through the years doing plumbing and HVAC work for various companies including his parents’, but with the founding of his own excavating company Urban X L.L.C. this past December, he’s ready to dig those trenches for his own ...

Traer UMC to host pancake supper at Memorial Building on March 1

The Traer United Methodist Church invites the community to the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, March 1, from 5-7 p.m. Please join us at the Traer Memorial Building for flapjacks and fellowship. A portion of the proceeds will go toward mission work. Goodwill donations are ...

DNR to terminate park manager housing at Union Grove

A change is coming later this year that will remove park rangers and managers from their state-owned houses at 23 state parks throughout the state of Iowa, including Union Grove State Park in western Tama County. In a story first reported by The Gazette in early February, it was revealed that ...

Traer Historical Museum volunteers set to meet March 4

The MVP (Museum Volunteer Persons) group met at the Traer Historical Museum on February 6. Those interested in "sitting" at the museum signed up for Wednesday afternoons, and added their names to a list of people to call when tour appointments were scheduled. Other interests and projects were ...

Cedar Falls resident announces bid for House

Republican Tony Chavez, 26, of Cedar Falls, recently announced his intentions to run for the new Iowa House District 76. “Bringing people together to solve the bigger issues has always been my passion,” Chavez said as part of a press release. “After being involved in local politics, ...

Hinson talks small business in Tama County

With the condition of the U.S. economy at the forefront of conversations from Wall Street down to the kitchen table this year, it came as no surprise that U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) would be focusing on business-related issues during a central Iowa swing through tour last week. On ...

Four things to know from Feb. 8 Traer Council

1. The city of Traer plans to hold a public hearing during the next regular city council meeting on Monday, March 7, to authorize a loan agreement for the city’s 2022 street projects which includes work along sections of Walnut, Iowana, and Ninth streets. The loan is not to exceed $1.5 ...

Tama County Courts News

Scott James Lewis, 18, of Traer filed a written arraignment and plea of guilty on Jan. 4, 2022, in district court to three counts of harassment in the first degree after previously pleading not guilty to the charges on Nov. 22, 2021. A jury trial had been set for Feb. 14, 2022, but was not ...

Caucus night in Iowa

Iowa’s biennial caucus took place in school lunchrooms, community centers, libraries, and the like across Iowa this past Monday night including in the towns of Clutier, Dysart, and Traer. The longstanding tradition of ‘neighbors talking to neighbors’ began at 7:00 p.m. for both Tama ...