TRAER – The Union Knights boys basketball team never trailed and rolled to an 84-47 win over the Sumner-Fredericksburg ...

I started my career in rural Iowa in 1974 as an English, speech and reading teacher. Our students were top performers and the ...

When a new baby needs to be fed, the Winter Olympics are a perfect background watch. These winter athletes have graced the ...

As Iowa’s rising cancer rates continue to generate discussion and concern among residents and politicians alike, the ...

The Tama County Pork Producers (TCPP) held the organization’s annual banquet and meeting on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at the ...

Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in four counties, including Tama County, from Feb. 23 ...

State Sen. David Sires, right, whose district includes Traer, attended North Tama’s high school addition and athletic area grand opening here on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. Following the ceremony that ...

TRAER – Following roughly 15 months of construction, the North Tama high school addition is officially open for schooling. “A big thank you goes out to our district voters … who jumped on board and ...

The Union girls basketball team closed out its 2025-26 campaign on the road Saturday, Feb. 14, falling to the South Hardin Tigers, 45-38, in a Class 2A Region 8 first-round contest. South Hardin ...

Mid-February in Iowa means high school basketball teams are preparing for the postseason. It is a time of year where the cream rises to the top and teams hitting their stride entering the postseason ...

TOLEDO – People were sitting, standing, and loitering in the hall; it was the largest crowd the Tama County Board of Supervisors had garnered in a couple of months. Nearly all of the citizens who ...