One of the biggest risk-reward decisions of the Iowa high school football season took place Friday night at Lynnville-Sully. After a chaotic, emotionally charged first half that saw the Redhawks veer towards losing control and get two sideline unsportsmanlike conduct penalties towards the end ...
North Tama junior Grace Lidgett couldn’t stop smiling Saturday afternoon at state cross country, and for good reason. She not only played a role in helping the Redhawks reach their first state meet as a team since 2007, but the junior earned her second-straight medal in Fort Dodge and ...
The early jitters were obvious. North Tama’s first set was filled with errors and anxiousness, and the Redhawks went down 25-17. What happened next was a three-set display of grit, intensity and quality from both the Redhawks and their opponents, Class 1A No. 4 Lisbon. The Lions were in ...
Student behavior and how best to address it dominated much of the discussion during the North Tama School Board meeting last Monday night. The October 21 regular session of the North Tama School Board was fairly routine up until the Principal Reports. The day prior to the meeting, ...
Shanin Sebetka of Traer brings her horse around a barrel at the Iowa National Barrel Horse Association District 3 competition on Oct. 10. Lewis was among several competitors from an 18-county region throughout northeast Iowa competing over two days at the Ridge Riders Arena in Toledo. Photo by ...
Traer Mayoral Candidate: Nicholas Ferguson Age: 31 Profession: Hydrite Maintenance Scheduler/Soldier Education: M.S. Engineering Technology Family: My family consists of a beautiful girlfriend and two cats. My Mother and Father live in Illinois, and I have a brother and nephew that live in ...
Traer Mayoral Candidate: Peter Holden Age: 72 Profession: Engineer Education: Air Force electronic training Family: Three sisters and a brother scattered around the country What motivated you to run for mayor? I thought the past administration was not doing enough to get businesses into ...
Traer Mayoral Candidate: Jay Wolfe AGE: 39 will be the big 40 in December RESIDENCE: My family and I are honored to live in the great community of Traer. PROFESSION: Currently I run an at home e-commerce business with my wife. I was a Realtor for 13 years and owned and operated another ...
North Tama School Board Candidate: David Calderwood Age: 54 Profession: Ag Production Education: BS Iowa State-Ag Studies/Farm Operations What motivated you to run for school board/city council/mayor? Wanting to keep a viable school in Traer for our young rural community members. What ...
North Tama School Board Candidate: Haley Blaine Age: 34 Residence: Traer Profession: Traer City Clerk Education: Gladbrook Reinbeck High School/Hawkeye Community College Family: Duane (husband), Brityn (daughter, age 10), Hayes (son, age 8) What motivated you to run for school board? ...