TOLEDO – Huston William Danker’s first degree murder trial which was originally set to begin on Nov. 4, 2024, has been reset again. On Sept. 6, defense attorney Leon F. Spies of Iowa City, Assistant Attorneys General Michael H. Ringle and Israel J. Kodiaga, and Tama County Attorney Brent ...
TRAER – There wasn’t a whole lot of competition going on in the Redhawks Nest last Thursday evening as the North Tama volleyball team chewed up Collins-Maxwell 3-0 (25-4, 25-9, 25-8) in quick succession, but it was a welcome respite for the Class 1A No. 9 team as they come down off an ...
TRAER – Under the star-studded night sky last Wednesday at Traer Ripley UCC’s new venue The Parsonage, Times-Republican managing editor Robert Maharry temporarily left his day job behind to moonlight as a singer-songwriter, performing a variety of folk rock classics plus some original ...
TRAER – Taylor Park improvements have been the goal of the “Polish Up Taylor Park” committee, formed during the Traer Sesquicentennial. Projects already completed include new playground equipment, renovations to the bandstand and the upgraded military display. Michelle Podhajsky will ...
Jeremy and Amber Monat of Traer joyfully announce the engagement of their daughter, Aubree Lynne Monat to Hunter Matthew Heitmann. The young couple plan to wed on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 3 p.m. at Cedarloo Church of Christ in Cedar Falls. The ceremony will be officiated by Aubree’s ...
LA PORTE CITY – It has been 10 days since Union High School senior Gavin Rohrbach lost his life, and two of his friends – senior Evan Hanus and junior Keegan Brooks – were severely injured in a car accident east of the town of Raymond. And while much remains unanswered about the moments ...
TRAER – The North Tama County school board is searching for candidates to fill a vacancy in Traer. The Director District 4 seat opened up earlier this month following former vice president Haley Blaine’s resignation. Per her resignation letter dated Sept. 3, Blaine said she was no longer ...
TRAER – The North Tama County Community School District began the process last Wednesday of constructing a new high school addition by demolishing the first of two homes located east of the school’s campus along Hwy 63. The knockdown was part of the first phase of the district’s ...
AMES – Sara Kvidera – a 2009 North Tama County graduate – partly spends her days encouraging dairy producers to consider new ways of incorporating sustainability practices into business decisions, like using rations that reduce the amount of gas their dairy cattle burp. Kvidera (’17 ...
TRAER – The Traer Civil War Reenactment Committee along with Tama County Conservation is proud to announce and host The Battle of the Wilderness beginning Friday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 22, at T.F. Clark Park in rural Traer. The Battle of the Wilderness was fought May 5-7, 1864, in ...