TRAER – The Ripley United Church of Christ quilters are stitching up something truly exciting (and heartwarming!) for the first full day of spring next month — the inaugural “Traer Quilt Experience: Binding Faith and Community through Patchwork, Past, Present & Future.” The event ...
In 1898, the space at the top of Traer’s winding staircase (aka the Winding Stairs) was a newspaper office. This photo shows the printing press and some of the Traer Star-Clipper newspaper staff at the time. The skylight in the ceiling provided (enough light) for typesetting and running the ...
TRAER – Following roughly 15 months of construction, the North Tama high school addition is officially open for schooling. “A big thank you goes out to our district voters … who jumped on board and voted ‘yes’ for an increase in our levy and the issuing of our bonds,” school ...
TRAER – State Sen. David Sires, right, whose district includes Traer, attended North Tama’s high school addition and athletic area grand opening here on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Following the ceremony that evening, he presented an Iowa flag and a U.S. flag to board president David ...
A drayman waiting for the train at the Rock Island Railroad Depot. Draymen loaded freight and delivered to Traer businesses. The low-sided wagon held crates and barrels used for shipping but still allowed unloading over the side. Draymen were like the delivery truck drivers of today. Some of ...
OGDEN – It was a truly sweet Valentine’s Day for a pair of North Tama grapplers who qualified for the 2026 IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament after finishing top-2 in their respective brackets at the Class 1A District 7 state qualifier hosted by Ogden on Saturday, Feb. 14. Sophomore Chase ...
DES MOINES – The North Tama Telegraph took home three first-place awards and three second-place awards across multiple categories during the annual Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) Convention and Awards Ceremony held on Thursday, Feb. 5, in Des Moines. The 2026 Iowa Better Newspaper ...
AREA – Tama County Republicans and Democrats caucused separately in several locations on the evening of Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, including at Gladbrook City Centre where half a dozen Republicans gathered to elect delegates for upcoming county and state conventions, submit party platform planks ...
Imagine shoveling snow by hand to clear roads and railroads. Such was the case during the winter of 1936 which saw record snowfall in the area. High winds on Tuesday, February 4, 1936 piled snow in the most stupendous drifts. All highways were blocked and railroad service was halted for many ...
AMES – The following area students were recently named to the President’s List at Iowa State University. Approximately 1,216 students achieved this prestigious designation by maintaining a 4.0 GPA for two consecutive semesters. –Carlie Christine Spore, Dysart, Public Relations, ...