North Tama County and Union recently announced their respective 2026 Homecoming Courts (Class of 2027). Congratulations to the candidates! Both schools’ football teams are set to play Homecoming games tonight, Friday, Oct. 9. Redhawk Country Court TRAER – North Tama’s Homecoming ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University has announced the Dean's List for the 2026 Summer Semester, including local students Josey Wiles of Traer and Jennifer Wood of Traer. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average and be enrolled as a full-time student. ...
TOLEDO – Iowa State University and Outreach Tama County office will host an Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Control Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, Nov. 4. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education ...
TRAER – Five years’ worth of free student breakfasts, the swearing-in of a new student board representative, sewage in the 1917 building’s basement, attendance trends, a new promotional video, the search for a superintendent, and decisions regarding the long-running conundrum over ...
TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Tama County will host a Forest, Aquatic, and Right-of-Way Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its March and May (Spring) 2026 graduates, including John Pranger of La Porte City, and Matthew Shelton of La Porte City. Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, nonprofit institution dedicated to offering ...
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Daniel O'Connor of La Porte City has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Summer 2026 Dean's List. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting ...
MARSHALLTOWN – About a month ago, the Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD), which serves Marshall, Tama, Hardin and Poweshiek counties and includes campuses in Marshalltown, Iowa Falls and Grinnell, was announced as one of just 11 community colleges in the entire country — and the ...
IOWA – The Iowa Communications Network (ICN) has selected its next group of Iowa high school students to participate in the Statewide Youth Broadband Advisory Council (SYBAC). The council provides students an opportunity to research and discuss Internet topics, explore Iowa's technology ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District has completed the first phase of facility improvements funded through its Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) bonding allocation. Work over the summer included replacement of the north and south parking lots at Union High ...