TRAER – North Tama Dollars for Scholars completed its sixth year by giving scholarships worth $2,000 to 21 qualifying North Tama graduates for a $42,000 obligation on the organization’s part. To date, North Tama Dollars for Scholars has awarded $175,500 in scholarships to 110 graduates. ...
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University announces Grace Marie Blake of Traer has graduated following the spring 2025 semester. Blake graduated with a Bachelor of Science from SDSU's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. Nearly 1,500 students completed all ...
DYSART - Dysart-Geneseo Class of 1975 had its 50th reunion on July 5 with a great turn out. The class also participated in the Fourth of July parade in Dysart with a float. Pictured from left to right front row are: Cara (Messer) Johnson, Madonna (Milne) Foulk, Mary Jo (Higgins) Kavalier, Rita ...
TOLEDO – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Tama County will be hosting a ServSafe® food safety certification class in Toledo on Aug. 12. Holly VanHeel, Human Sciences Extension and Outreach Specialist, will be teaching the class. VanHeel has been a ServSafe® instructor since ...
Congratulations to all the scholarship recipients!
TRAER – A North Tama teacher has been placed on administrative leave in the wake of her arrest on Monday, June 23, by the Tama County Sheriff’s Department at the Traer Municipal Swimming Pool for public intoxication and child endangerment. On June 24, Jennifer Alyssa Boerm, 40, of Traer ...
LA PORTE CITY — Union Community School District Board of Directors unanimously support moving forward with a focused, fiscally responsible facility improvement plan. This plan addresses core issues including outdated infrastructure, safety and security gaps, and programming limitations due to ...
DYSART — Union Middle School teacher Laurie Driscol has been selected as a summer trainer for Capturing Kids’ Hearts (CKH), a national program focused on improving school culture and student engagement. Driscol was chosen for her leadership on the school’s CKH Process Champions team and ...
IOWA CITY – More than 8,000 students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean's list for the 2025 spring semester, including the following local students. Congratulations! –Clutier: Ellie Behrens –Dysart: Ryan Pilcher –Traer: Kaitlyn Calderwood –La Porte City: ...
DUBUQUE — Loras College has announced the names of students who earned a bachelor's degree or master's degree in 2025. Local students receiving a degree include Kolten Crawford of Dysart. Congratulations!