Traer News

Tama County and Genesis Development has reached an agreement for the lease of the Country Care facility located at 2480 K Avenue, Toledo.

Reports were received at the Reporter office yesterday afternoon that the State Highway Commission has placed their o.k. on the Tama-Benton County Line Road south from Dysart and that same will be placed on the State Highway improvement schedule.

By John Speer Community representatives from across Tama County were on hand on Wednesday night, June 17, to accept awards totaling nearly $100,000 from the Tama County Community Foundation.

Heavy storms are causing flash flooding in parts of Waterloo. Viewers are reporting flooding at Ridgeway near Kimball Ave., Lafayette Park and 18th and Commercial Street.

Tama County is pleased to announce it was recently awarded a $294,876 federal housing grant through the Iowa Department of Economic Development for housing rehabilitation.

Des Moines, IA- Rep. Leonard Boswell will have a member of his staff in Reinbeck, Grundy Center and Traer, Friday, June 12th, for open office hours Greg Johnson, Boswell District Representative in the area, will be at: Reinbeck City Hall from 9:00am 10:00am Grundy Center Kling Public Library from 11:00am 12:00 Noon Traer Public Library from 2:30pm ...

Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging in conjunction with the Iowa Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program will begin distributing Farmers Market coupons and nutritional education to eligible older persons in June.

Flip through Iowa's girls' track record book and you'll find new entries from Friday's events at the state meet.

BOYS - Madrid sophomore Nick Efkamp won the 400-meter hurdles in 55.24 seconds, with Exira's Andrew Smith taking second .

The sharp eyes of the owner of a stolen trailer in Traer led to the arrest of a Rowley, Iowa, man last year.

Ashley Nicole Lamb and Ross William Murty, both of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, announce their upcoming nuptials.

At the Joint Tama County American Legion & Auxiliary meeting on Tuesday, April 28th, new officers were installed for 2009-2010 year.

Thelma Charlene Karkosh, age 85, of rural Hudson, Iowa passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2009, at Westbrook Nursing Home in Gladbrook, Iowa, where she had been living since November 2007.

By Margaret Thomsen Covenant Clinic - Gladbrook will celebrate their five year anniversary with an open house on Tuesday, May 19.

Roxanne Warnell, Tama County Emergency Management director, said at noon last Friday no homes had been reported affected by flooding in the area.

Open Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Phone- 800-707-5474 641-484-6178 TOLEDO CHRONICLE- While changes appear in store for the Tama County Extension Office, what they will be remains to be determined.

The 2009 3rd District Jr. Auxiliary Conference was held on April 26, at the Gladbrook Memorial Building.

A Toledo man, 21, was killed in a traffic accident in Tama County late Friday that left two others injured.

A Toledo man was killed, and two other people were injured, in a two-vehicle collision near Clutier in Tama County late Friday.

The occasion of a WW II traveling museum stop at the Toledo Public Library on April 13 provided the backdrop to gather a group of veterans of that war and others who remember the era.