TRAER – Darlys Hulme may not have set out to become a trailblazer over 65 years ago when she first began her career, but she carved the path nonetheless. Hulme, president and CEO of Farmers Savings Bank & Trust (FSB), is a rarity these days in more ways than one. At a time when the ...
TRAER – North Tama County Community School District residents are being asked to participate in the district’s strategic planning. Strategic planning is a process wherein a school district sets long-term goals and outlines a path to achieve said goals. A strategic plan assists a district ...
TRAER – Note, Cornman & Johnson P.C. recently released an audit report on the North Tama County Community School District. The District's revenues totaled $7,931,478 for the year ended June 30, 2024 – a 0.84% increase from the prior year. Expenses for District operations for the year ...
TRAER – North Tama vocal music teacher Christine (Chris) McFate has resigned. During the Monday, Oct. 20, North Tama school board meeting, McFate’s resignation letter and separation agreement were accepted by the board unanimously (David Boldt was absent) following a closed session that ...
TRAER – The recent work on Walnut Street raises the question: When were streets paved in Traer? In this third installment of the series Unwinding History, Traer Historical Museum president George Kadrmas explores the answer… Discussion about improving roads began with the invention of ...
TRAER – While Tama County has long boasted several options for physical therapy, until recently there was a lack of care provided by a clinician who both lived and worked in the community – that is until North Tama alumna Dr. Shellina (née Hayek) Herink hung a shingle this past summer ...
TOLEDO — Huston William Danker was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 3, to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the June 2021 death of Ryan Cooper. The sentencing took place Friday morning in Tama County District Court, ...
TRAER – As the 21st century starts its second quarter, the number of people interested in portraying and imitating the lives of those from the middle of the 19th — specifically, Civil War re-enactors — is shrinking. “This is a dying art form,” Krystyna Jones said. Jones is chair ...
TRAER - Thank You, Traer Community Foundation! Thank You, City of Traer! Thank You, Museum Patrons! With the help of these three groups, the Traer Historical Museum’s immediate need to replace the old heat/AC system recently became a reality. On Sept. 7, Champion Enterprises installed a ...
STORM LAKE – Ryan Hosek of Traer recently received the Clifford A. Rae Academic Achievement Award. The award was given to nine Buena Vista University business students and nine science students for the 2025 academic year. The awards, which range up to $10,000, were created by two separate ...