Further discussion surrounding the derecho-damaged Traer Manufacturing building, accepting a city council member’s resignation, plus choosing the night for this year’s trick or treating were a few of the highlights from the most recent Traer City Council meeting. The council met in regular ...

The Redhawks handily harnessed the Huskies Friday night, beating Nashua-Plainfield 50-22 for a Homecoming win that provided the crowd with plenty of stellar action to cheer about. The Redhawks retained their Class A fifth spot ranking this week and are now 4-0 with district wins over AGWSR, ...

“Where were you on 9/11?” — and just like that, an important conversation begins. Military mother Sara Knoop spent several days last week in the lead-up to the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks posing that very question to visitors to her Cherry Street yard in Traer. A ...

KC Pochobradsky of Vinton receives a check for $1,000 from Traer Lion’s Treasurer Jeff Jacobs for winning the Lions Club Cow Chip Bingo contest at the Traer Winding Stairs Festival in August. Contributed photo

The Battle of Highway 63 played out last Friday night in Hudson with North Tama coming out on top in a resounding 30-6 win over the Pirates. The 5th ranked Redhawks are now 3-0 for the season having logged previous wins over Belle Plaine and AGWSR. Friday night’s game was a physical one ...

A fire broke out in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 31 in a machine shed at Dick and Joanne Rickert’s Thunderbird Farms on P Avenue north of Traer. “We got the call at 4:09 a.m. Tuesday from the homeowner,” Chief Tyler Sell of the Traer Fire Department said. “By the time ...

More than a dozen teams filled the Pine Lake Golf course near Eldora Thursday for the annual invitational cross country meet hosted by South Hardin. The North Tama Redhawks return a solid roster from their 2020 squad including state qualifiers Grace Lidgett and Jules Breakenridge. Both ...

North Tama quarterback Gabe Kopriva is back at it again. After capturing three school records last season, the senior standout took down another accolade as the Redhawks trounced Ackley-Geneva-Wellsburg-Steamboat Rock Community School District (AGWSR) Friday night at Dennis Field 44-7 in ...