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Traer News

Peoples Clinic to officially open May 4

TRAER – In a follow-up to last week’s progress update on Traer’s new Peoples Community Health Clinic satellite clinic set to open in the former MercyOne building located downtown and owned by the non-profit North Tama Medical Associates, the official opening is now set for Monday, May 4, ...

Traer Community Foundation now accepting applications

TRAER – The Traer Community Foundation board members are pleased to announce they are now accepting grant applications from non-profit Traer area groups, for the 2026 grant program. Board members and who they represent include chairman Pete Holden, Traer City Council; vice-chairman Taylor ...

Traer Nostalgia: Photos from the Traer Historical Museum

Traer ag businesses sponsored a consignment auction in the business district on Monday March 10, 1958. Sale items included farm implements, tractors and trucks. This photo may have been taken from the balcony of the Winding Stairs looking southwest.

‘Flags Over Traer’ 2026 registration window opens

TRAER — After receiving overwhelming support last year, the Traer Lions Club announced it will again offer “Flags Over Traer” to community members in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary this year. For an annual fee of $50, Lions Club members will post a flag on participating ...

North Tama iJAG students Allen, Lasley advance to national competition

DES MOINES – More than 400 high school students from across Iowa along with nearly 40 employers participated in the annual State Career Development Conference (CDC) held in Des Moines Thursday, March 26, including North Tama iJAG (Iowa’s Jobs for America’s Graduates) students Isabella ...

‘Honey Pot BBQ’ earns Donaldson, Johnson first place at FCCLA conference

CEDAR RAPIDS – Several members of North Tama’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter attended the annual Iowa FCCLA Leadership Conference in Cedar Rapids March 22-24. Among the highlights, sophomore Silas Johnson and seventh-grader Elyza Donaldson earned first place team ...

North Tama National Honor Society inducts seven new members

TRAER – On Tuesday, March 24, seven North Tama sophomore students were inducted into the Perry Chapter of the National Honor Society. The ceremony took place in the main gymnasium. NHS membership is based upon the four pillars of Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. North ...

Popular freezer meal fundraiser opens to community

TRAER – Last fall’s well-received freezer meal fundraiser sponsored by North Tama’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter is back and this time open to the wider public. For those with students at North Tama, samples of the three fundraiser offerings will again be ...

‘WE ARE CLOSING’

TRAER – Traer’s only pharmacy is set to abruptly shutter Tuesday, March 31, following an announcement that four NuCara Pharmacy locations in Iowa are closing and the company is reportedly being acquired by Medicap. Alongside Traer, NuCara pharmacies in Conrad, Ackley, and Zearing are also ...