North Tama’s Kolt Knaack, behind, scores back points against Oelwein’s Seth Latham during their 150-pound match at Tuesday’s triangular in Traer. Knaack pinned Latham in 43 seconds to record his 150th ...

Jan. 6, 2025, the newest member of the Traer City Council, Aaron Mennenga (right) was administered the oath of office by ...

CLUTIER – Hora-Machacek Legion Auxiliary held a sewing day on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at the post home in Clutier. The day ...

SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA – Aubrey Gates of La Porte City was recently named to the University of Sioux Falls Fall 2024 Dean’s List. Gates is majoring in Exercise Science. Gates was among 550 students ...

BELLE PLAINE — North Tama boys wrestling went 3-0 at a quadrangular at Belle Plaine High School on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Redhawks defeated South Hardin-BCLUW, 39-33; dropped BGM, 39-23; and skirted ...

Tama County Conservation not only needs a new naturalist following last month’s termination of Raina Genaw, the department is ...

Greetings from the Union Community School District. I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the holiday season. Please find below the stakeholder communication for December 2024. Congratulations to ...

On Oct. 26, the Forty and Eight veterans’ organization Local 568 awarded nurse training scholarships to seven deserving young ladies who are nearing the completion of nurse’s training. Pictured left ...

Reading about the recent round of layoffs at John Deere’s Ottumwa plant got me thinking about the future of farming and the ...

Lisa Kubik’s goats (pictured) spent three weeks this past fall on Holly and Ben Robertson’s Five R Farm clearing out a white pine grove of invasive species and brush. Photo by Soren M. Peterson Hiring ...

Despite the inconvenience to drivers in the area, a planned road closure on the south side of Traer is more indication ...

On the left, Traer City Council member Jon Panfil; on the right, retiring Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera. PHOTO COMPILATION BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER TRAER – A pair of retirements by longtime members ...