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Traer News

Praying for a honky-tonk

TRAER – It may not be a honky-tonky dancehall, but on Wednesday, June 25, Traer Ripley United Church of Christ’s The Parsonage pulled out all the steps — root beer floats included — to welcome Tama County native Katie (née Wedmore) Sires of Katie and the Honky Tonks (KTHT) as part of ...

University of Northern Iowa awards degrees to 1,550 spring grads

CEDAR FALLS — New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa. Area students receiving UNI degrees include: -Olyvia Blunk, of Dysart, Bachelor of Arts, Communication Disorders -Hannah Farris, of Dysart, Master of Arts in Education, Elementary ...

Supporting Our North Tama Girls: A Community Effort

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Boldt promoted to Mason City Fire lieutenant

MASON CITY – During a Friday, June 13 ceremony, the Mason City Fire Department (MCFD) promoted six firefighters to higher positions including North Tama Class of 2000 graduate Brad Boldt (pictured back right) who was promoted to 1st Battalion Lieutenant. Boldt, the youngest son of Marvin ...

Welcome to the Market

TRAER – After more than a dozen-year absence, the Traer Farmers Market rebloomed in the Hometown Foods parking lot on Saturday, June 7, with four dedicated vendors and an eager, local group of supporters. “The market has nothing to do with Hometown Foods. We are merely just here to ...