On Tuesday, June 2, no Republican candidate for Tama County Treasurer reached the 35% threshold required to be declared the ...

There’s a saying in business: “Where there’s mystery, there’s margin,” meaning complexity, confusion, and a lack of transparency create profit opportunities for those at the top. Sounds a lot like the ...

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.

TRAER – The Traer Chamber of Commerce hosted the community’s annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4, in Taylor Park. Chamber members stuffed and hid more than 1,000 colorful plastic eggs this ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Public release for schools operating the National School Lunch and Breakfast Program Scenes from the 2026 Winding Stairs Festival grand parade ...

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.

TAMA COUNTY – The tentative start date to begin breaking up the existing pavement on U.S. 63 was set for this past Monday, Aug. 10. Once that begins, the pavement will have exposed metal rebar and ...