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Traer News

Student-athletes honored during Redhawk Recognition ceremony

TRAER – Stellar student-athletes were honored this past August during North Tama’s annual Redhawk Recognition ceremony. Four awards recognizing outstanding freshman/sophomore and junior/senior athletic achievement were given out as part of the ceremony including the Kent Vesley and Tonja ...

Local students graduate from Marshalltown Community College

MARSHALLTOWN – Marshalltown Community College is pleased to announce the Summer 2024 graduates, a group of students who have shown remarkable perseverance and achievement. This summer's graduating class reflects MCC's commitment to providing a supportive and enriching educational environment, ...

Under Coach Halstead, Redhawk volleyball prepares to summit

TRAER – As she enters her 11th season as head North Tama volleyball coach, Channing Halstead is poised, ready, determined, hungry – all the adjectives – to take her girls to the pinnacle this year for the first time in school history by playing for the Class 1A state tournament ...

Karina Cooper’s murder trial reset to February 2025

TOLEDO – Karina Sue Cooper’s first degree murder trial has been reset to February of 2025. On July 30, Assistant Attorney General Michael H. Ringle filed a motion for a continuance of the 10-day jury trial which had been set to begin Oct. 1 of this year. The State asked for the date ...

Pied Piper Preschool and Child Care set to install new playground

TRAER – Pied Piper Preschool and Child Care in Traer has been keeping a big project under wraps for some time now but with funding mostly addressed and plans well in motion, the center’s leadership is ready to ‘slide’ into the big reveal. “We’ve been slowly building the plan. ...

2024 Mckenna Reunion

TRAER – The 2024 McKenna Reunion for the families of the late Charles and Clara McKenna was held on Sunday, Aug. 4, at Taylor Park in Traer. Thirty-four family members attended the potluck dinner. Our president this year, Charlie McKenna led a meeting after dinner. Stephanie Buchanan will be ...

‘PAR-TEE’ in Traer!

All photos courtesy of Tama-Grundy Publishing correspondent Jonathan Meyer. TRAER - The '202FORE' Winding Stairs Festival grand parade took to Traer's streets last Saturday, Aug. 10. Members of the public from both near and far packed the streets along the parade route as in years past in ...

Hosek awarded Tama SWCD college scholarship

Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce Dylan Hosek of rural Traer has been selected to receive a $1,000 local college scholarship through the SWCD’s outreach programming. Dylan is a North Tama graduate majoring in Applied Agricultural & Food Studies ...

Meet John Cain, North Tama’s new superintendent

Hello North Tama! I am excited to start my journey as superintendent with the northern portion of Tama County. As most of you already know, my name is John Cain and I also serve the South Tama County District as their superintendent. Through operational sharing, both North Tama and South Tama ...

Becker wins Clutier Fun Day bike raffle

CLUTIER – Gabriella Becker of Traer was the winner of last weekend’s Clutier Fun Day bike raffle. Becker – who was very excited to win – is pictured with her prize at ZCBJ Hall.