TOLEDO – Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce Abe Dieleman of rural Toledo and Ryan Hosek of rural Traer have been selected to each receive a $1,000 local college scholarship through the SWCD’s outreach programming. Dieleman is a Green ...
IOWA CITY - On what would have been the first day of his murder trial in the death of Ryan Cooper, defendant Huston William Danker, 27, has pleaded out to the single charge of murder in the first degree. According to Keith Greenberg, a producer with Dateline NBC who was present for jury ...
TRAER – North Tama and Traer’s honored alumni will gather for a reunion on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8-9 during the 2025 Winding Stairs Festival. Nine honored classes have been especially invited to attend the festivities including Traer High School classes of 1950 (75 years) and 1955 (70 ...
TRAER – North Tama Dollars for Scholars recently received a pair of memorials from Jackie Cizek in honor of her husband Delane “Dempsey” Cizek, a North Tama Class of 1969 graduate, and her brother-in-law Dallas Cizek, Class of 1966. Dempsey owned and operated Cizek Manufacturing and ...
Telegraph Note: This story will publish in the Friday, Aug. 8 print edition of the Telegraph. TOLEDO - This week's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting saw a pivotal turn in the epic wind turbine saga. After years of fighting, litigation, and back-and-forth, the supervisors agreed to ...
TRAER – Tucked along 195th Street just west of Traer, Backyard Vines Winery is what happens when a hobby turns into a full-fledged, family-run business. For George and DeVonne Harford, what began nearly two decades ago as a curious pastime has evolved into one of Tama County’s most ...
TRAER – Those with Traer Pizza Palace gift certificates need to act fast and seize the moment before the business possibly closes for good. “August 9th tentatively will be our last day,” the business posted on Facebook on Sunday, July 27. “If you have gift certificates get them used ...
TRAER – Don’t call it another lonely day; in fact, everything’s waiting for you at the 28th annual Winding Stairs Festival set for Aug. 7-10 in downtown Traer. And while you certainly could ‘go your own way,’ like Fleetwood Mac’s 1976 classic implores, Winding Stairs organizers ...
TRAER – A North Tama teacher who was previously placed on administrative leave after being charged with child endangerment has now resigned. “I am writing to inform you I am resigning from my teaching, JH Stuco [Junior High Student Council], and HOCO [Homecoming] contracts for the ...
TOLEDO – It has been exactly two weeks since Karina Cooper was convicted of first-degree murder and now, barring any unforeseen circumstances, her co-defendant in the case, Huston William Danker, will proceed to trial on the same charge beginning Aug. 12 in Johnson County. This past Monday, ...