DYSART – Just in time for Earth Day which took place this past Monday, Dysart’s Viola Irvine Nature Preserve received its long-awaited signage at both the Sherman and Maple street entrances. The urban woodland preserve located on the southeast side of town behind 310 Sherman Street, ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Community Foundation (TCCF) held its grant awards celebration at Wieting Theatre in Toledo on April 11, announcing the distribution of $195,845 to 26 projects of organizations serving Tama County through its 2024 grant cycle. “It’s an honor for the Tama County ...
TAMA – A resurrection of sorts is well underway at the old Catholic church in Tama. For 22 years now the stately brick building located at 600 Oswego Street that was once home to St. Patrick’s Catholic Church has stood empty, slowly deteriorating – but that’s all set to change ...
TOLEDO — Iowa was their adopted state. For some, the United States was their adopted country. All answered the call in April 1861 when President Abraham Lincoln sought soldiers to preserve the Union. The Civil War stories of Company C of the 10th Iowa Infantry, also known as the “Tama ...
LA PORTE CITY – Union Community School District has tapped literacy coach Mary Peterson – a resident of Dunkerton who works for the Waterloo Community School District – to be the next La Porte City Elementary principal. During the Monday, April 15 school board meeting, Peterson’s ...
The Iowa Department of Education announced this past week that two Iowa educators have been named 2024 finalists in the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This year’s finalists are: –PAEMST Mathematics: Susan Wenger, who teaches at Valley Elementary ...
DYSART – The Dysart Development Corporation (DDC) will hold the organization’s annual meeting on April 30 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Dysart Community Building. Join the DDC Board Members as we discuss the previous fiscal year and what we’re planning for the year ahead. You will also be ...
LA PORTE CITY – After working on her form for the better part of the last year, Union hurdler Jailyn Petersen has qualified for the prestigious 114th Drake Relays in the girls 100 meter hurdles. “Jailyn has been one of the most improved hurdlers I have worked with,” head girls track ...
TOLEDO – Last Wednesday, Tama County’s American Legion posts and Auxiliary units hosted the 67th Tama County Government Day, welcoming high school juniors and seniors from area school districts to Toledo as part of an annual effort to teach students the importance of local, county ...