Welcome to Dining with Donaldson, the place where I try recipes so you don’t have to! Believe it or not, the school year is ...

Another Winding Stairs Festival is in the books. Like in years previous, it was a good one. I only showed up on Saturday.

As the morning dew sparkled and glittered on the blades of grass, the sun rose anew and brought together the usual batch of outspoken citizens to witness the weekly rhapsody in bureaucracy at the ...

TRAER – The 2026 Winding Stairs Festival grand parade took place last Saturday, Aug. 8, beginning at 4 p.m. Glorious weather provided the perfect backdrop for the festival’s “Harvest the Fun” theme.

Members of the North Tama softball team cheer as senior Gabriella Seda crosses home plate on Friday, June 5, in Traer after hitting a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth against the visiting ...

The Tama County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) hosted a free cover crop program on March 26, 2026, at the Reinig Center in Toledo. Melody Bro (center), Tama SWCD secretary, speaks to a ...

MARSHALLTOWN – The Iowa Veterans Home holds an annual Foreign Foods Dinner in March. Tama County American Legion Auxiliaries sponsored various foods this year. The Traer Auxiliary provided and served ...

DYSART – Union Middle School will begin the 2026-27 school year this coming August with a new principal at the helm following Wayne Slack’s resignation. During a special meeting of the Union school ...

Longtime stewards of the community, Jared and Marilyn Bauch, have been named parade grand marshals of Traer’s 2026 Winding ...

TRAER – Farm to market roads and bridges were a priority in the 1950s. This photo shows Hahn Construction of Des Moines ...

This season was one the Steel Shooters of Traer will never forget. It was our first full year practicing and competing from ...

Pete Lyon has been named Tama County’s 2026 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame inductee. The Iowa 4-H Foundation sponsors the annual 4-H ...