Last Wednesday at the commencement of the school day, a trio of local law enforcement officers/deputies joined forces to ...

When he was grinding his way through the coursework at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy all the way back in the early 1980s, ...

TRAER – Josh Dostal dropped a huge double-double to help lead North Tama to a 65-58 win over GMG in the Tuesday, Dec. 10 Iowa Star Conference boys basketball showdown. Dostal scored a game-high 26 ...

Ruth Rasmussen smiles while holding her great-great-great grandchild, two-month-old Valora Godwin at Sunrise Hill Care and Rehab Center in Traer on Saturday, Dec. 2 during her 100th birthday party.

You can tell it’s almost time to vote when harvest is wrapping up. We finished our beans several weeks ago, and we got our corn out the other day. Prices are too low and costs are too high, but we ...

Wind turbine blades play a crucial part in clean energy generation, but their disposal poses a growing challenge. Luckily, innovative solutions provide new ways to keep them out of landfills. As the ...

Union wrestler Jillian ‘Monster’ Worthen has her hand raised by the ref after beating Mason City’s Layla Phillips by major decision, 10-1, for the 105 pounds state championship title last Friday ...

TOLEDO – Tama County Supporting Kids in Prevention (SKIP) will be hosting an informational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 ...

Far too often in society, citizens are thought of as consumers. A citizen is a legally recognized subject or national of a ...

The original wooden Porterfield building – displaying “THE FAIR” on its storefront – in historic downtown Traer at 548 Second ...

Jay Dean Wilson was welcomed into the Wilson family on April 13, 1957. He was born in Waterloo, Iowa, the third of seven Wilson children, and raised by his loving parents, Robert Dean and Mardene ...