TRAER – Smile, you’re on ‘license plate reader’ camera! Folks driving in and out of Traer via US 63 on the north side in recent weeks may have noticed a peculiar black camera aimed toward the highway. According to the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, the camera fitted with a couple of ...
TRAER – Thanks to the late Ernie and Margaret Herink of Traer, North Tama High School seniors will now have one more sizable scholarship opportunity. The Herink family is offering a North Tama senior a $5,000 scholarship to attend Coe College in Cedar Rapids. The scholarship – available ...
TRAER – The Retro Rooster antique shop in downtown Traer is in the middle of its closing sale. After first opening in July of 2017, shop owners Linda Caldwell and Bev Espenscheid are selling out their stock of home décor and antiques items. Many of us wonder what will be the next business ...
TRAER – Ahead of the Christmas holiday, the Traer Lions Club announced the winners of this year’s Christmas lighting contest with Seth Seda (1738 QQ Avenue) taking first place with his fantastically lit home east of Traer near the North Tama Athletic Complex. Seda received $100 for his ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Jim Coppoc’s life has taken him in several seemingly discordant directions, but his passions have always guided him along the way. The new musically focused activities assistant in the Ulery memory care unit at the Iowa Veterans Home, who also pastors Ripley United Church ...
TRAER – The Taylor Park Landscape & Beautification Committee along with the City of Traer and the Traer City Council have been working hand-in-hand on an initiative to make improvements to Taylor Park. The initiative is called ‘Polish Up Taylor Park’ and we’d like to update you on ...
TOLEDO – In his first degree murder trial set to begin in late January, Huston William Danker plans to use an alibi defense. In court documents filed on Oct. 15, Danker — through his defense attorney Leon F. Spies — gave notice he plans to rely on an alibi defense during his nine-day ...
AMES – Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team (MIYBT) alumni including (from left) Adelyn Sienknecht (North Tama High School Class of 2024), Olivia Hanson (Union High School Class of 2024), Kaylynn Murty (South Tama High School Class of 2024), William Kroneman (Benton Community High School Class of 2024), ...
TRAER – The 2024 Holiday Happenings parade lit up downtown Traer last Friday evening as part of the Chamber of Commerce’s annual two-day holiday extravaganza. Ahead of the parade — which ventured down Second Street amid seasonably cold but perfectly calm weather just after 6:30 p.m. ...
TRAER – A pair of retirements by longtime members of the Traer community dominated the most recent meeting of the Traer City Council. During the Monday, Dec. 2 regular meeting, the resignation of council member Jon Panfil was approved following the news Panfil and his wife Diane are ...