PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Petty Officer 1st Class Cody Finical, a Traer native and North Tama Class of 2013 alumnus, serves with Navy Medicine assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Portsmouth, in Portsmouth, Virginia. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are ...
TOLEDO – Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach Tama County recently released its annual Impact Report demonstrating significant contributions across youth development, financial security, and agricultural stewardship. The report highlights how research-backed programs provided ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District has received a High Performing designation on the Iowa Department of Education’s 2025 School Performance Profile. The district earned a score of 72.69 points, well above the state average of 63.28 points, and met or exceeded the state ...
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – Aubrey Lund of Garrison was named to the dean's list at Olivet Nazarene University during the recently-completed fall 2025 semester. To qualify for inclusion on the dean's list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Aubrey Gates of La Porte City was named to the University of Sioux Falls Fall 2025 Dean's List. Gates is majoring in Exercise Science. She was among 588 students honored. To qualify, students must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours and earn a term GPA of 3.5 or ...
TRAER – “What an exciting call I got last month from Scholarship America, the national parent group of Dollars for Scholars!” exclaimed Marilyn Bauch, vice president of North Tama Dollars for Scholars (NTDFS), earlier this year. The phone call informed Bauch NTDFS had been chosen to ...
DYSART – Newly-elected Union school board director Amanda Sheffler took the oath of office alongside returning directors Reid Carlson, Lindsay Pipho, and Cady Schmidt during the Monday, Nov. 24, annual organizational meeting held in the media center at Union Middle School. Sheffler won ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce that Chelsey Weber of La Porte City graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in the summer of 2025.
LA PORTE CITY – Union High School’s drama department staged the science fiction comedy “Adventure” by JD Atkins on Nov. 14 and Nov. 15 at Matt Auditorium. Under second-year director Holden Caloud, the two-act show featured seniors Jersey Siech, Addie Engle, and Ella Grote in the lead ...
TRAER – Newly-elected North Tama school board directors Seth Seda and LeRoy Staker took the oath of office alongside returning director David Calderwood during the Monday, Nov. 17, annual organizational meeting held in the junior high commons. Seda defeated Jordan Hagedon on Nov. 4 for the ...