A much-anticipated school event took place last week for many of the area’s youngest learners – Fire Prevention Week – with classes from both North Tama and Union school districts receiving rides on local fire trucks and tours of local fire stations on Thursday. In Traer, both the ...
Have you seen our new displays? Over the last few years, the board members and volunteers have been working very hard to update the Traer Historical Museum. We have been designing each area of focus to make it easier and more intuitive to learn about not only the local Northern Tama County ...
North Tama, minus their starting quarterback, took on the second-ranked, now-Class A District 3 Champions – the undefeated Grundy Center Spartans – last Friday night at home in the final game of their regular season. The Redhawks lost, 42-0, to the district champs but managed to put up ...
The Traer Fire Department served up hundreds of piping hot flapjacks, fluffy scrambled eggs, and filling sausage patties to members of the public this past Sunday, October 3 in the downtown fire station as part of the department’s annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser. The breakfast was held as ...
Gather your goblins and ghouls for the annual Traer Chamber of Commerce Halloween Costume Contest! The contest is open to all children ages zero to 11/12 years of age (or 6th grade). The contest will take place Monday, October 31, at the Traer Memorial Building. Registration begins ...
Residents of the North Tama County Community School District provided valuable input and feedback on the district’s facility needs through a recent community-wide survey. The survey, which was open from September 14 through October 4, asked residents to review the facility needs and provide ...
Moving hand to hand – and across decades of history – the Traer Star-Clipper archives finally made it back home. It was a fitting end last Wednesday to a precarious few years for back issues of the Traer Star-Clipper and North Tama Telegraph as a small, but determined ‘bucket ...
Traer American Legion Auxilliary Unit # 142 had a busy summer. -June 28 was the County Meeting, potluck and flag disposal in Gladbrook. Kathy Manful and Arlene Schmidt accompanied Donna Kersten. -July 8 was the Red Cross Blood Drive where 38 units were collected. Schmidt worked the canteen ...
After an exhilarating first half in which the Redhawks (1-5) led the BCLUW Comets 20-8 at halftime, North Tama’s Homecoming hopes ended in defeat Friday night following a second half marked by turnovers and penalties. The BCLUW football team forced six turnovers and scored the game’s final ...
Thanks to the generosity of several local families, the Traer Public Library now has a spiffy new digital sign to welcome visitors and share library happenings in a clear, modern manner. As much as some local residents may miss the former, traditional sign that required changing the message by ...