The Retro Rooster antique shop in downtown Traer is in the middle of its closing sale. After first opening in July of 2017, ...

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

Out here on the farm, we know things can break down and go wrong. And when they do, we address it. We don’t ignore the problem and hope it goes away. We face the truth, fix the problem and move on.

Beginning farmer Sean Dengler of the Telegraph’s Dengler Domain column operates a tractor earlier this month while planting a field of corn in Clark Township northeast of Clutier. PHOTO BY SOREN M.

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

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

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

Following multiple incidents last winter, a Traer man has been sentenced to prison after being found guilty of burglary, assault, eluding a law officer and OWI. On July 29, Allan Charles Lofquist, 39, ...

Ahead of the Christmas holiday, the Traer Lions Club announced the winners of this year’s Christmas lighting contest with ...

Members of the North Tama Class of 1978 ride in last year’s Winding Stairs Festival parade on Aug. 12, 2023, as the parade makes its way down the Walnut Street hill toward downtown Traer. PHOTO BY ...

Pianist Jenny Hulme of rural Clutier provides accompaniment on Saturday, Dec. 21, in Toledo at the Wieting Theatre for the ...

Like many pastors, I am “bivocational.” I work half time for a small-town church, preaching on Sundays and doing what I can to serve the community during the week, but I also have to hold down a ...