Members of the Buckingham Boosters 4-H Club spent a cold Saturday morning earlier this month helping set upholiday lights and decorations in Traer’s Taylor Park. Decorating was then wrapped up the weekend of Nov. 19 by additional community volunteers. The park will be officially lit up ...
The Traer Lions Club is sponsoring its annual home Christmas lighting contest once again. All residents in the city of Traer who have displays of Christmas lights or lawn decorations will automatically be entered in the judging contest. In order to qualify, the rules state that lights and ...
There was a special feeling in the air the morning of Friday, Nov. 11 as veterans, staff and the general public filed into the Malloy Leisure Room Center on the Iowa Veterans Home campus for the first Veterans Day program since before the COVID-19 pandemic. New IVH Commandant Todd Jacobus ...
Several events were held throughout northern Tama County in honor of Veterans Day this past Friday, Nov. 11 including the annual Veterans Day program held in the North Tama High School gym and the free Veterans Day Meal sponsored by Eikamp Insurance in Dysart. Both events honored those who ...
Tony and Elsa Weida received a plaque from the Traer Historical Museum board during the October 6 meeting for the many years of distinguished service they have provided by helping with a multitude of projects. Tony recently served as board president for many years. He came on the board in ...
The topic of the city spearheading snow removal for the 2022-2023 winter season along Second Street in Traer’s downtown business district was a main topic of discussion during the November 7 city council meeting. Two bids were received by the city for snow removal including one from Ayden ...
Tama County Economic Development’s executive director Katherine Ollendieck paid a visit to the Nov. 7 meeting of the Traer City Council to provide an update on county economic happenings including updates to the Tama County guidebook, the next round of ARPA grants for businesses, and the ...
After making it all the way to the state quarterfinals less than three weeks ago, a trio of Redhawk volleyball players has traded their jerseys for singlets as they blaze the trail as the very first North Tama girls wrestling team. With the sport sanctioned for girls for the first time in ...
Is eight better than 11? Keeping the North Tama football team flying high into the future was top of mind for the more than 40 members of the public who attended a community meeting on Nov. 9 to discuss possibly moving the Redhawks from 11-player to 8-player. The meeting — held in the North ...
As part of Traer’s upcoming 150th year, the Sesquicentennial Committee, the Taylor Park Landscaping and Beautification Committee, and the City of Traer are focusing on a long-term landscaping and beautification initiative in Taylor Park – we’re calling it ‘Polish Up Taylor Park’. ...