TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum will hold a fundraising barbecue at the Traer Memorial building on Sunday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Tama County Pork Producers will be grilling pork loins and pork burgers. The Traer Museum board will serve the sandwiches along with sides, ...
STORM LAKE – Morgan Smith from Traer graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in social work from Buena Vista University in Spring 2025. Smith was among more than 400 students who received degrees.
TRAER – The Traer Kubik-Finch Post 142 American Legion Auxiliary recently honored members they have lost in the past year with a Memorial Dinner and Service (bottom right photo). Special guests during the dinner included Carol Detje’s daughters Laura Taylor, Lisa Even, and Diana Hora ...
North Tama County and Union high schools held commencement exercises for the Class of 2025 on Sunday, May 18, in their respective main gyms. The weather was perfect - sunny, slightly balmy, and with relatively calm winds. A small selection of photos from the two ceremonies printed on the ...
TRAER – The Traer Community Foundation Board of Directors has announced the 2025 disbursements for a total of $92,131.00. This is the 33rd year of awarding grants. Foundation grants to the community now total $1,093,131.00. The following community betterment projects by non-profit ...
TRAER – On Sunday, May 25, the Traer American Legion Kubik-Finch Post 142 will conduct the following Memorial Day Cemetery Rifle Salute Schedule. 8:15 a.m.: Meet at Traer Memorial Building 8:45 a.m.: West Union Cemetery (1799 QQ Ave, Traer) 9:00 a.m.: St. Paul Catholic Cemetery (1102 ...
TRAER – The revival is here. Two years ago this past January during a Traer City Council meeting, the “revival” of a set of Second Street businesses located east of US 63 was a hot topic of discussion among council members and Tama County Economic Development Executive Director ...
Editor’s Note: In light of La Terraza’s recent expansion from its original location at Traer’s 602 Second Street into the adjacent T.H. Best building located on the corner of Second and US 63/Main Street, the Telegraph is taking a look back through the building’s more than 130 years ...
TRAER – After World War I, the poppy flourished in Europe. Scientists attributed the growth to soils in France and Belgium becoming enriched with lime from the rubble left by the war. From the dirt and mud grew a beautiful red poppy. The red poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced on April 30, 2025, to more than two months in federal prison. Jose Solis-Alvarado, age 34, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Traer, Iowa, received the ...