The Declaration of Independence, with its block of cursive letters scrawled onto parchment, looks like a relic from the ...

Fresh-eyed and bushy-tailed from the weekend, the supervisors arrived Monday morning, June 23, ready to approve resolutions and take roll call votes. Before we get into all the nitty-gritty of the ...

For the first time in school history, all 20 Union High School extracurricular teams earned academic recognition for their ...

Iowa is one of the most obese states in the nation. We’re a leader in high cancer rates. Our waterways are polluted. We also drink too much, even as the state controls the sale of $400 million worth ...

Union Community School District students achieved the highest science assessment results in district history on the spring 2026 Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP). Combined science ...

Old Settlers annual picnic in 1896. Northern Tama County was first settled in the late 1850s. Scottish families settled in western Perry and Crystal townships, while English and Irish settlers were ...

Being my first Father’s Day this past Sunday, here are 40 pieces of learned knowledge. I thought I would share the wisdom of ...

The North Tama Redhawks baseball team earned a tough conference win over the Colo-NESCO Royals on Friday, June 26, at J.L. Lister Field in Traer before the victory was negated by forfeit due to a ...

The North Tama and GMG softball teams squared off for the second time this season on Friday, June 19, with the host Redhawks ...

Traer’s first swimming pool opened in June 1931 and was the first swimming pool in Tama County. Prior to 1931, there was a ...

Chris Jones fancied himself trolling for walleyes in the backwaters of the Upper Mississippi River near Lansing in his ...

The Union Knights softball team battled back from an early deficit and erupted for five runs in the sixth inning to secure their first victory of the season on Tuesday, June 23 at home, defeating the ...