JoAnn Mae Kopriva, 82, was born on March 24, 1941, in Waterloo, the daughter of Joseph Sr. and Helen (Zmolek) Kopriva. JoAnn grew up in Traer and attended Perry #6 Country School through the 8th grade ...

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 ...

Josh Dostal dropped a huge double-double to help lead North Tama to a 65-58 win over GMG in the Tuesday, Dec. 10 Iowa Star ...

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 ...

Winter is finally here. And as I look around at the nooks and crannies where I feel a draft, I’ve been thinking about the ...

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