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Billerbeck wins 2025 Traer Lions Club Cow Chip Bingo Contest

TRAER – Lions Club President Bruce Morrison presented a $1,000 check to Brent Billerbeck for winning the Traer Lions Club Cow Chip Bingo Contest, which occurred during the 2025 Winding Stairs Festival this past August. Congratulations to him and a big thank you to all who bought tickets which ...

‘We were welcomed here for a long time’

Editor's Note: This story is publishing online ahead of the Friday, Sept. 19 print edition in advance of tomorrow's (Monday, Sept. 15) Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. TOLEDO – In roughly 12 hours time, the future of Salt Creek Wind Phase II – the second and final phase of the ...

North Tama rolls out red carpet to mark first day

TRAER – The North Tama County Community School District literally rolled out the red carpet for students on Friday, Sept. 5, as they made their way through the front and back entrances for the first day of the 2025-26 school year. “A couple of years ago, we started a new tradition at ...

Nine classes celebrate milestone reunions at 2025 Winding Stairs Festival

TRAER – Nine North Tama/Traer classes celebrated milestone reunions Aug. 7-10 as part of the 2025 Winding Stairs Festival. Class photos from 1950, 1965, and 1975 printed in the Friday, Aug. 15 edition, while photos from the classes of 1960, 1980, and 1985 printed in the Friday, Aug. 22 ...

Hawkeye Community College announces Summer 2025 graduates

WATERLOO – The following are Hawkeye Community College summer graduates and their programs of study in the local area. -Zoe Jans; Dysart; Intermediate Manufacturing Welding:GTAW, Carbon Steel, Aluminumý & Stainless Steel; Diploma -Jenna Yilek; Garwin; Physical Therapist Assistant; ...

A New Season for the Redhawks

TRAER – There may have been fewer players on the line of scrimmage Thursday evening as North Tama took to Dennis Field in their first official game as an 8-player program, but that didn’t deter the fans who still came out to watch their beloved Redhawks take on non-district foe English ...

Unwinding History: 621 First Street, Traer

TRAER – The house at 621 First St. in Traer has undergone some updates recently and has a fresh look to the outside. Seeing the changes made me wonder who owned the house and when it was built. While I haven’t been able to identify exactly when and who originally built the house – ...

Trio youngsters win local bike raffles

CLUTIER – A couple of youngsters recently won big as part of Clutier’s 125th anniversary celebration which took place the first weekend in August to coincide with the community’s annual Bohemian Plum Festival Concert and Fun Day festivities. Lili Bagenstos of LeClaire (first photo) ...

Traer City Council allocates $120k in LOSST funding

TRAER – The Traer City Council recently approved the distribution of $120,000 in local option tax funding to 11 different organizations/entities for fiscal year 2026. Since July 1, 2003, Traer has benefitted from a 1% local option sales and services tax (LOSST) on sales and services already ...