To see the Traer pharmacy close is sad. Hopefully, it will see a similar outcome like the medical clinic with a new organization. It may have been years since stepping foot in this small pharmacy, but it still evokes memories. After visiting the doctor’s office, the pharmacy was a hop and ...

I want to shout out to the Tama County Board of Supervisors as they work through this year’s and last year’s budget. It is not an easy job. There are a lot of moving parts and no perfect answers. From our side, we understand the reality. Budgets are tight everywhere, and we are not any ...

With a war in Iran brewing, one downstream effect is nitrogen prices rising in price with UAN28 leading the way with a 13% increase compared to last month according to the Progressive Farmer. Nitrogen plays a huge role in most farmers' cropping rotation. Nitrogen is necessary to have a ...

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became ...

The North Tama Telegraph and the Sun Courier (along with those consolidated newspapers' previous iterations, including the Traer Star-Clipper and Dysart Reporter) are recording history. While the content and staff have changed over the years, the mission of informing the public has remained the ...

"Then they sat down and kept watch over him there.” Matthew 27:36 (ESV) “WERE YOU THERE when they crucified my Lord?” asks the old spiritual. Rembrandt van Rijn, the famous painter whose great art hangs in the finest galleries of the world, would have answered, “Yes, I was there, ...

Last week was the second week of Lent. Lent is meant to be a time of repentance. These 40 days are set aside to praise and worship the Lord; to read the Bible more, and to pray more often. Christians who observeLent correctly anticipate deeper intimacy with the Lord. Many denominations choose ...

Yes, you heard correctly…I am running for reelection as Tama County Supervisor District 3, which includes the cities of Traer and Gladbrook. I am thankful for all of the continued support and am excited to run for a second term. The primary election will be on June 2, 2026. The Board of ...

The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a special and unique place in northernmost Alaska that supports calving caribou, denning polar bears, migratory birds that visit every state in the U.S., and is a sacred place of the Gwich’in people. However, it is also thought to ...

Lent began as a way for professing Catholics to remind themselves of the value of repentance. Many people believe that giving something up or fasting for Lent is a way to attain God’s blessing and grace. But the Bible teaches that grace cannot be earned; grace is, by definition, a gift. Also, ...