TRAER – From its perch roughly halfway up the Walnut Street hill, Traer United Presbyterian Church (Traer UPC) occupies a tranquil spot under the trees. And after 150 years as an official Presbyterian congregation – most of those years spent at the Walnut Street location – the ...
CEDAR FALLS – Longtime Dysart resident Catharine Wieck – colloquially and affectionately known as the community’s ‘tree lady’ – was honored late last month in Cedar Falls during the 19th Annual MercyOne Heroes Among Us Awards Celebration as the 2024 Environmental Hero ...
Editor's Note: This story will publish in the Friday, April 18, print edition of the Telegraph. TOLEDO – Two point five (2.5) million dollars. That’s the amount in additional project costs NextEra Energy Resources estimates will be incurred per month if their Salt Creek Wind project is ...
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles documenting the history of the school buildings in North Tama County Community School District courtesy of the Traer Historical Museum. TRAER – School building programs in the early 1960s were tied to increased enrollment and ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Board of Supervisors held two public hearings recently to hear from citizens about proposed property tax levies. The first hearing was held at the Toledo Reinig Center on the evening of March 25, while the second took place on Monday, March 31, before the regular ...
ANKENY – Catheryn ‘Cathy’ Irvine of Dysart was named Outstanding Legacy Project by the Iowa Urban Tree Council during the 34th Annual Urban Forestry Awards Ceremony held on April 3, at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. Cathy and her late husband, David, lived on a family farm in ...
TOLEDO – The Tri-County Community Band will begin rehearsals once again for its annual performance at the Lincoln Highway Bridge Festival set for Friday, May 16, at the Tama Civic Center. If you have a musical background, you are encouraged to attend rehearsals on Monday evenings beginning ...
GRINNELL — The Poweshiek County Democrats will host a public forum featuring three Democratic members of the Iowa House of Representatives on Thursday, April 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Drake Community Library in Grinnell. Representatives Adam Zabner (D-Iowa City), Elinor Levin (D-Iowa City), ...
TRAER – In a country as prosperous as America, no one should go hungry which is why a pair of Iowa non-profits including Traer-based Frontlines United Inc. partnered recently with Aurora Agronomy to assist local, food insecure veterans. “This is the first time we’ve partnered with ...
TAMA — While plenty of work remains to be done, leaders of the soon to be opened non-denominational K-8 Tama-Toledo Christian School (TTCS) are encouraged by continued progress inside the former St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Tama. As part of that progress, last Saturday, March 29, the ...