TRAER – There are many ways to pay one’s respects - haphazardly driving through a nearly 170-year-old cemetery and causing damage to headstones is certainly not one of those ways. “Sometime in mid-January, a vehicle drove through the West Union Cemetery, located southeast of Traer, ...
TOLEDO – Karina Sue Cooper’s first degree murder trial has been reset to this July. This is the second reset in the case. After being arrested in February 2024 in connection with her husband Ryan Cooper’s murder, the trial was originally set to begin on Oct. 1, 2024, before being moved ...
TRAER – More than 1,000 students graduated this past fall semester from Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC) Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West Campuses. Those recognized from your area include Clayton Boldt, Diesel Technology, Traer.
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of articles documenting the history of the school buildings in North Tama County courtesy of the Traer Historical Museum. TRAER – As construction progress continues at North Tama School, it’s a good time to look at the history of schools in ...
TRAER – The Traer United Methodist Church will be hosting a Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday, March 4, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Traer Memorial Building. Please join us for flapjacks and fellowship. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, fruit, bars, and beverages. There is no cost to ...
TRAER – Members of the Schmitt family are recommending the current crop of senior Redhawks take a serious look at Coe College in Cedar Rapids in light of the new, renewable Herink Family/North Tama Dollars for Scholars Scholarship. Kylee (Schmitt) Pusteoska “Going to a small liberal ...
TRAER – Members of Traer’s American Legion Auxiliary Post 142 spent Valentine's Day last Friday afternoon with residents of Sunrise Hill Care Center. Together they played bingo, enjoyed ice cream sundaes, and made handcrafted Valentines.
Editor's note: This story will print in the Friday, Feb. 21 edition of the North Tama Telegraph. TRAER - MEMBERS1st Community Credit Union is proud to announce two $1,000 donations to support local initiatives in Traer. The credit union recently contributed to Christian Hands Across Traer ...
MARSHALLTOWN — In the 17 years that she has owned and operated La Salud Restaurant and Grocery Store in downtown Marshalltown, Gabriela Vargas has been open seven days a week, 365 days a year, only closing early occasionally on a few holidays. That changed this past Monday. Vargas and a ...
TOLEDO – A crowded room greeted members of the Tama County Zoning Commission on Wednesday, Jan. 29, during their first meeting since the Board of Supervisors enacted tandem wind and solar moratoriums on Jan. 6. And while very little action was taken during the nearly 90-minute meeting, ...