TRAER – Financial reasons lie at the heart of the latest MercyOne clinic closure, but that’s not stopping the owners of the clinic’s building in downtown Traer from working to recruit a new provider. Prior to MercyOne’s outreach to patients regarding the closure of MercyOne Traer ...
TRAER – Another MercyOne clinic will soon be no more. “On December 10, we will transition care from MercyOne Traer Family Medicine to MercyOne Reinbeck Family Medicine. This provides patients in Reinbeck, Traer and surrounding communities with a fuller, stronger care team with more ...
TRAER – Congregants at Ripley United Church of Christ in Traer may harbor slightly higher expectations for the weekly sermon now that their minister, renaissance man Jim Coppoc has been named 2025 Poet of the Year by the Iowa Music Awards. “Sadly, I didn’t attend the awards. I had no ...
TRAER – Newly-elected North Tama school board directors Seth Seda and LeRoy Staker took the oath of office alongside returning director David Calderwood during the Monday, Nov. 17, annual organizational meeting held in the junior high commons. Seda defeated Jordan Hagedon on Nov. 4 for the ...
TRAER – The Traer American Legion Auxiliary held their October meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18. This was the day after a delicious Holiday Dinner provided by the Traer Legion. That afternoon, Marguerite Hulme and Mary Karls joined Donna Kersten at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. They ...
TRAER – The Traer Lions Club Soup Day will be held at the Memorial Building during Holiday Happenings on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come enjoy a bowl of soup and pie! There will also be information available about signing up for our “Flags over Traer” project for 2026. ...
STORM LAKE – The American Rivers Conference recently announced its 2025 Fall Academic All-Conference list, and Ryan Hosek of Traer was among the 34 Buena Vista student-athletes honored. A total of 686 student-athletes league wide were named to this year's team. To be eligible, a ...
TRAER – The Traer Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner and meeting on Thursday, Nov. 6, during which President Madison Snider presented the 2025 Outstanding Service Award to Sandy Wilson. Wilson, vice president of Sunrise Hill Care & Rehab Center Board, has served as a member of the ...
TRAER – More than a dozen area veterans were recognized on Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, at an assembly at North Tama High School. Before the assembly, veterans and their families were invited to a breakfast in the gym lobby. Eighth-graders served the breakfast. On the tables ...
TRAER – Legionnaires with both Traer American Legion Kubik-Finch Post 142 and Clutier American Legion Hora-Machacek Post 453 observed Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in downtown Traer by saluting those who have served. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — and following ...