Shaun Kennedy, Traer Ambulance Manager, believed he finally had a decent thing going in terms of staffing his rural ambulance service – in addition to himself, he had two full time paramedics and one part time EMT/driver. “On December 24th I found out Matt [part time EMT/driver] was ...
The first Traer City Council meeting of 2022 took place on Jan. 3 and began with the swearing-in of Mayor Pete Holden and Council Member Jamie Erhardt – who both won their reelection bids in last November’s school and municipal elections – and then it was back to business for the ...
Morningside University Vice President for Academic Affairs Chris Spicer recently announced the 421 students named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2021-22 academic year including Dylan W. Hosek* of Traer. The Dean’s List recognizes Morningside students who achieve ...
The Redhawks wrestlers returned to the mats following winter break in a big way last week with two ranked wrestlers, team wins over Hartwick-Ladora-Victor (HLV) and Lynnville-Sully, and a fourth place finish at the North Mahaska Invite. As of Tuesday, Jan. 4, sophomore Case Monat at 106 was ...
One local Iowa House district is set to be essentially turned inside out in 2023 as a result of redistricting that affects both Traer and Dysart residents – thereby putting a new face on the horizon for rural voters, state Rep. Dave Williams, a Democrat from Cedar Falls. Williams currently ...
Members of the North Tama School Board began their Monday, Dec. 20 meeting by touring the district’s Industrial Tech Lab as part of the meeting's Spotlight on Education. As part of the tour, Industrial Tech teacher Rick Samuelson and senior Cale Bradley demonstrated the lab's newly functional ...
Since 2011, the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation has hosted Operation Christmas Meal, a hunger relief effort supporting Iowa families in need of a helping hand, especially during the holidays. Throughout December, the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation hosts Operation Christmas Meal events where they ...
North Tama was discounted early and often ahead of the 2021 football season. After going 2-6 in the first season of head coach Taylor Wurth’s tenure, the Redhawks were picked to finish fifth in Class A District 3 and not be much of a factor come playoff time. Indeed, a turnaround of the ...
North Tama wrestlers were on their home mats Tuesday, Dec. 21 in their final dual before winter break – hosting West Marshall and Dike-New Hartford – and as has been the case thus far this season, senior Aiden Zook and freshman Kolt Knaack did not disappoint. The Redhawks ultimately lost ...
The Traer Historical Museum wants to start up again after being closed last year due to the pandemic, and is looking for more heart to do so. The heart would be museum volunteers. To begin this process, the museum would like to organize a volunteer group. The first meeting will be ...