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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

North Tama’s secondary principal Jeromiah Bliss (center) delivers his monthly report to members of the school board including Doug Dvorak (left) and Cheryl Popelka (right) as well as Superintendent ...

Winter is finally here. And as I look around at the nooks and crannies where I feel a draft, I’ve been thinking about the ...

We are republishing this column first published by The Conversation on Aug. 18, 2020, in light of recent news President-elect ...