DES MOINES – Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow announced earlier today that Ann Mincks, a 15-year teacher, is the 2024 Iowa Teacher of the Year during an assembly at Hoover High School in Des Moines, while Brenda Kaufmann, a second-grade teacher at North Tama Elementary, was ...
LA PORTE CITY – The La Porte City Women’s Club is set to host a holiday-themed Tour of Homes featuring five area homes next Sunday, December 10. From 4:30-7 p.m., the ‘Home for the Holidays’ tour will take visitors inside the following homes: Andy and Chrissy Miller (409 Sweet ...
TRAER – The North Tama Board of Education held both its final meeting of the previous board on Monday, Nov. 20, as well as its annual organizational meeting during which three board members including newcomer Jenny Sniffin took the oath of office. Incumbent board members Doug Dvorak and ...
Following the official first and second canvass of the Nov. 7 city and school elections in Tama County, the winner of Union’s District 1 school board seat as well as city government races in Clutier, Garwin, Tama, and Vining were decided by write-in votes. Union school board The Union ...
TRAER – The American Legion Auxiliary, Kubik-Finch Unit No. 142 is pleased to sponsor a Humanities Iowa educational program on Thursday, Dec. 7 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Traer Public Library. Jeff Stein, a Toledo, Iowa native, will screen his documentary, “From the Battlefront to the ...
TOLEDO – Last Monday's Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting kicked off like usual with the Tama County Engineer's report. The Engineer stated that 250th Street west of B Avenue has all been rocked, and they're still rolling on the previously mentioned snow traps. Piles are being placed in ...
DYSART – During Dysart's Centennial (1983), Ted Nass was recognized for his pure white beard and had received a trophy. In Dysart's Sesquicentennial (2023) – celebrations for which officially took place this past July – Tim Nass, grandson of Ted, received recognition for having a ...
Grant applications can now be submitted to the Tama County Community Foundation for the 2024 grant cycle, with a submission deadline at 5 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2024. Grants are awarded to projects within the program areas of arts and culture, community betterment, education and youth development, ...
The Tama County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, is also seeking new volunteers to serve on its impact committee beginning in April 2024. The impact committee position description and volunteer interest form can be found at ...
BELLE PLAINE – While most folks were still in recovery mode last Saturday following the Thanksgiving holiday, the North Tama girls wrestling squad was back on the mats at the Belle Plaine Girls Invite where they added several more accolades to their already top-notch season including a ...