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.

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 ...

James A. Schaefer, 71, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Unity Point Health-Allen Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held at Overton Funeral Home, 714 First St. in Traer, on Friday.

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, ...

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

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

Gerald Alan Kopriva was born on December 18, 1949, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Alfred and Maxine (Prusha) Kopriva. Upon his graduation from high school in 1968, Gerald attended Iowa State University ...

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

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

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

January will be a special month with several interesting events. Brilliant Venus will be unmistakable at its highest point in ...