Category Archives: Tama County

May 26, 2019: Members of the Traer American Legion carry out a 21-gun salute at Buckingham Cemetery. This followed a ceremony at the Traer Memorial Building (and, earlier, visits to other cemeteries).

It’s been more than a year since the Traer Star-Clipper office closed. When the owner of the paper relocated everyone working on a Tama-Grundy Publishing weekly to Tama, seven publications total, everything was left behind. Look in the front window … Continue reading →

In 2011 I linked to a news story saying the King Tower Cafe in Tama had closed. It turns out I needed to follow up on that. It’s up and running, as this KCRG story from last year shows.

The original Star-Clipper building in downtown Traer, where the Winding Stairs landmark is located, has housed the North Tama Veterinary Clinic for decades. Kurt Boerm (“Doc Boerm”) has been the area’s veterinarian for nearly 25 years. The practice now includes … Continue reading →

!!! Politico: A native Californian learns that Iowa is as nice as it’s cracked up to be. BUCKINGHAM, Iowa — Janet and Mike Shock reclined in loungers while trying to write the first sentence of this story. Janet offered a … Continue reading →

October 2, 2015: The Civil War sentry protects the Taylor County Courthouse from the Missourians lurking a mere seven miles away. Southwest Iowa’s Taylor County isn’t exactly on the beaten path. Bedford, the county seat, doesn’t have a stoplight and … Continue reading →

Pat Acton of Gladbrook has been making very large things out of matchsticks for a long time. But supplies are running out. His latest creation is a 2/3-scale 1970 Dodge Charger with working lights. It is in Gladbrook for a … Continue reading →