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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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