TRAER – North Tama’s bond referendum is heading back to the voters this fall if all goes to plan. During the May 15 North Tama school board meeting, board members voted on a series of motions to restart the process for placing two public measures on the ballot this coming November — ...
DYSART - Dysart-Geneseo Elementary fourth-grader Gage Torres was recently announced as the D-G winner of the Tama Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual Stewardship Week poster contest which celebrated the theme ‘One Water.’ Torres was awarded a $10 prize. His poster is ...
SIOUX CITY – 200 undergraduate students and 247 graduate students graduated from Morningside University on Saturday, May 13 at the commencement ceremony held at Elwood Olsen Stadium on Morningside's campus. Morningside's 2023 commencement marks the first ceremony for President Albert ...
Commencement ceremonies were held for both North Tama’s and Union’s graduating seniors last Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in Traer and La Porte City, respectively. In each community, the presentation of the diplomas featured some particularly poignant moments as both districts had Board of ...
TRAER – The North Tama Community School District held its annual Senior Awards Night ceremony on Tuesday, May 16, in the high school gymnasium. Nearly 60 different scholarships were announced and/or awarded to the class of 2023 totaling tens of thousands of dollars including 21 local North ...
TOLEDO – Wednesday, April 26, was Government Day in Tama County for many local high school students, sponsored by local American Legion and Auxiliary units. The group of students – which included North Tama high schoolers – started their day with a mock vote at the Reinig Center in ...
TRAER - Piano students of both Sharon Owens and Carri Holst held a piano recital May 7 at the Kupka Cultural Center in the Traer Public Library. Twenty-one students performed ranging from first grade through 11th grade. Following the program, a reception to congratulate the students on their ...
LA PORTE CITY - On May 10, Union High School held its annual Senior Scholarship and Recognition Night. Sixteen senior students were recognized with a variety of local and state-wide scholarships totaling more than $43,000. Students honored (pictured) on May 10 include Joseph Bistline, Kaitlyn ...
CEDAR FALLS – Olivia Ketter from North Tama County Community was honored as a member of the 2023 Best of the Class. KWWL and the University of Northern Iowa recognized valedictorians or top graduating seniors from across eastern Iowa at a celebration on Saturday, April 29, at the McLeod ...
WEST DES MOINES – Olivia Ketter, a student at North Tama High School, and Ty Lorenzen, a student at Union High School, were both recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg for outstanding academic achievement at the 21st Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony on ...