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 ...
TRAER – Sit back, relax, and help save a life this fall. There’s a seat waiting for you in Traer! Your donation at the upcoming Traer Community Blood Drive can help make this fall even more beautiful and bright for a patient in need. The Traer Presbyterian Church is sponsoring a blood ...
TRAER — Members of the North Tama Class of 1979 celebrated their 45th reunion at this year’s Winding Stairs Festival held in early August. Those pictured include, first row (seated, l-r): Robin (Lundak) Davis, Susan (Okones) Kucera, Ronda (Hoeg) Edwards, Beth (Hatton) Lee, Tammi (Staker) ...
Friday Night Lights returned locally last Friday, Aug. 30, as both North Tama and Union hosted their season openers with the Redhawks facing the Hudson Pirates at Dennis Field and the Knights welcoming the Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons to Union Stadium. ‘Battle of 63’ TRAER – In the ...
DES MOINES – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon recognized on Aug. 14 a total of 44 Iowa farm families including the Kubik family of Tama County with Iowa Farm Environmental ...
TOLEDO – Since 2022, wind energy has been one of the main topics of concern among citizens in attendance at the weekly meetings of the Tama County Board of Supervisors. And now, according to information obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, it appears that the same ...
TRAER – Faith Dvorak of Elberon – 2024 Tama County Fair Princess and a senior this year at North Tama County High School – smiles as she drives a 1954 Ford 600 Series tractor down Traer’s Walnut Street as part of the Winding Stairs Festival grand parade which took place on Saturday, ...
TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum would like to reach out to families who homeschool their children. The museum is full of interesting history, including how Traer came to be a town, the importance of Tama Jim Wilson on a national level, the unbelievable number of rings on a tree lost in ...