Rachel Babinat, daughter of John and Nadine Babinat of La Porte City, was recently named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2014 semester at High Point University in High Point, NC.Dean's List students are those who have attained a 3.5 or higher GPA for the previous semester on a 4.0 scale.
Olivia Scott, Anthony Ortiz and Jacob Hoppe recently had the chance participate in the Special Olympics. The Olympics were held from January 12th through 14th at the Grand Harbor Hotel in Dubuque.All three children are Dysart residents and attend River Hills School in Cedar Falls, which they ...
Security State Bank is proud to announce it has earned BAUERFINANCIAL's 5-Star Superior rating for strength and security, proof positive that you don't have to be the biggest to be the best.BAUERFINANCIAL INC., Coral Gables, Florida, the nation's bank rating firm, has been evaluating and rating ...
The Traer Theatre will be closed until further notice due to smoke damage from a fire on January 13th. Theater staff and volunteers are hard at work and hope to reopen as soon as possible.Updates for the Traer Theatre can be found on their Facebook page or by visiting their website ...
Voters in Hawkeye's 10-county service region will be asked whether to approve a $25 million bond issue on Tuesday, February 3. The bond will address the following community needs: additional workforce development programs and services for adult students; expanded capacity in high-demand fields ...
Re-elected officers of the FCSLA met at the Warren Colvin home on January 18th, to complete the annual activity report for the home office and set dates for this coming year's activities. All officers were present including President Paul Svoboda, Vice-President Bev Colvin, Secretary David ...
The Annual Return the Favor quilting event returns this year, warming Iowa one quilt at a time. On Saturday, January 31, people from miles around will descend on the Traer Memorial Building for the 16th annual event.From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., quilters will be quilting with a potluck and hourly ...
Firefighters from Traer and nearby towns were dispatched to the scene of a fire in the downtown area Tuesday afternoon.The blaze began in Simply Blooming sometime around 2 p.m. and was discovered when owner Lisa Eikamp returned from a delivery run.Crews from Gladbrook and Dysart were also on ...
The Union boys wrestling team is well on its way to accomplishing big things. They recently won the battle of Waterloo, which puts them one step closer to the Keith Young Invitational. They dominated the mats with a 3-0 run in the championship bracket.They are ranked 41st in the nation by ...
Programs that support caregivers in providing safe, nurturing environments for children will gain $70,000 when Iowans file their taxes this year. In Tama County, these contributions help fund the child sexual abuse prevention programs which annually serve more than 2,000 children and ...