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Traer News

Redhawk baseball notches early string of wins to lead the Iowa Star South

TRAER — Under newly minted head coach Dalton Hulme, Redhawk baseball has been on fire practically from the get-go this season – notching a string of eight early wins beginning with an 11-2 trouncing of Gladbrook-Reinbeck during the team’s home opener at J.L. Lister Field back on May 15 ...

‘Why not a woman?’

TRAER – It has been 47 years since Traer resident Jean Kruse was appointed to serve as the first – and subsequently only – woman on the Tama County Board of Supervisors. And as the June 4 Primary Election approaches, Kruse, a Republican, thinks it’s high time she stopped being an ...

North Tama OKs athletic advertising revenue change

TRAER – The North Tama Athletic Booster Club will need to rethink how the organization raises money following school board action. During the Monday, May 20 regular meeting of the North Tama Board of Education, a resolution was approved, 5-0 (David Boldt and Cheryl Popelka were absent), ...

Andrea Dvorak named to Central College Dean’s List for Spring 2024

PELLA – Central College Class of 2026 student Andrea Dvorak of rural Clutier has been named to the dean's list for the Spring 2024 Semester. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.500 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the ...

Dylan Hosek named to Morningside University spring 2024 Dean’s List

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Morningside University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Chris Spicer announced the 427 students named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2023-24 academic year including North Tama alum Dylan W. Hosek of Traer. The Dean’s List recognizes ...

Meet James McCullagh, Republican candidate for Iowa Senate District 38

Ahead of the June 4 Primary Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing sent questionnaires to all three candidates running for the Republican nomination in Iowa Senate District 38 including James McCullagh of Cedar Falls, Steve Schmitt of Waterloo, and Dave Sires of Cedar Falls. The district is currently ...

Danker pleads not guilty, retains private counsel

TOLEDO – In a written arraignment filed last week, Shellsburg resident Huston William Danker entered a plea of not guilty to first degree murder in connection with the 2021 death of rural Traer resident Ryan Cooper. Back on April 29, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the ...

Meet Dave Sires, Republican candidate for Iowa Senate District 38

Ahead of the June 4 Primary Election, Tama-Grundy Publishing sent questionnaires to all three candidates running for the Republican nomination in Iowa Senate District 38 including James McCullagh of Cedar Falls, Steve Schmitt of Waterloo, and Dave Sires of Cedar Falls. The district is currently ...

Geneseo Alumni to hold annual banquet June 8

BUCKINGHAM – The Geneseo Alumni Association banquet will be held this year on Saturday, June 8, at the Geneseo Methodist Church located at 3127 115th Street in rural Buckingham. This year marks the 102nd anniversary of the first graduating class from the Geneseo Consolidated School. Some ...