The first derecho to ever occur in the month of December anywhere in the United States descended upon Iowa including Tama County last week on Wednesday, Dec. 15 – that’s the official word according to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Des Moines. According to NWS, a derecho is a ...
Michelle Gethmann (left), director of Pied Piper Preschool and Childcare Center, receives many gifted children's books from Traer PEO Chapter EC at their December meeting. Photo submitted
Seven members of Ripley United Church of Christ’s quilting group used the colorful fruits of their labor to line the pews of their Traer sanctuary this past Sunday, Dec. 12 – on display were more than 100 handmade quilts destined for donation in the wider community. Ripley members Jane ...
It was a hard fought night of basketball in the Redhawks Nest last Tuesday, Dec. 7 as both the North Tama girls and boys teams hosted GMG. The girls ultimately came up short in their loss 52-45 to the Wolverines, while the North Tama boys locked in a win, 77-72. North Tama girls Under Head ...
The swearing-in of newly elected city council member Jon Panfil, a discussion over free speech as it relates to profane language, and how best to address problematic properties on Berlin Street were a few of the items on the agenda at the regular meeting of the Traer City Council on Dec. 6. 1. ...
Traer’s downtown was aglow in more than just business marquee lights last Friday night as the annual Traer Holiday Happenings weekend kicked off with a lighted parade beginning at 6:30 p.m.
It’s a rule of thumb for journalists to report the story, never become part of it. But when asked recently by North Tama High School’s 12th grade Government teacher Matt Walston to participate in his mock election project, the Telegraph jumped at the chance to place a real reporter in the ...
Members of the North Tama Dance Team under the direction of Coach Dylan Rohlfsen presented their competition showcase to the public in the Redhawks’ gymnasium last Sunday afternoon ahead of the 2022 Iowa State Dance/Drill Team State Championships. Rohlfsen is a 2021 North Tama graduate now in ...
Over a half-million dollars in federal aid money was allocated by the Tama County Board of Supervisors earlier this month to four projects that will benefit multiple areas of the county government. A resolution passed on Nov. 22 that directed the distribution of funds that had been received ...