FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University (UIU) celebrated academic excellence during its annual Honors & Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 12, at the Fayette Campus. More than $432,000 in scholarships were awarded through 212 individual recognitions including the following local ...
TRAER – In a touching and emotional moment at North Tama Elementary’s end-of-year HEART assembly held on Friday, May 30, Amy and Tony Lidgett were officially invited to serve as Grand Marshals for the 2025 Winding Stairs Festival Parade which is set to take place this August. The ...
TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum hosted 42 North Tama Elementary fourth-grade students and their teachers on Thursday, May 15. The downtown museum was a bustling hive of activity as students interacted with volunteers and items from the museum’s collection. Students discussed how ...
GLADBROOK – While the school may be gone, the Panther legacy lives on. During this year’s Gladbrook Corn Carnival, the public is invited to celebrate the completion of the new Panther Pavilion which is currently being constructed in Gladbrook City Park in honor of the Gladbrook school ...
WATERLOO — The following are local Hawkeye Community College spring semester graduates and the programs of study. Graduates are listed in alphabetical order by hometown. –Dinsdale: Nicholas Martin, Certificate, EMT Certificate –Dysart: Rain Beck, Cert, EMT Certificate; Sadie Finley, ...
PELLA – Andrea Dvorak of Clutier has been named to Central College's Spring 2025 Dean's List. Dvorak, Class of 2026, is among the 390 students named to the Dean's List. To qualify for this honor, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit ...
PELLA – Several area Central College students were recognized recently during the annual Scholarship Dinner for scholarships earned and applied to the 2024-25 academic year. Area students receiving scholarships include: –Cale Bradley (‘26) of Traer: Journey Scholarship Fund –Andrea ...
STORM LAKE – Morgan Smith from Traer graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in social work from Buena Vista University in Spring 2025. Smith was among more than 400 students who received degrees.
LA PORTE CITY – Union Community School District students set new district records in the spring 2025 Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP). The average district English language arts proficiency has grown to 86%, marking a 7% increase from last year. Ninth graders tested the ...
CEDAR RAPIDS — The 2025 Kirkwood Community College Commencement Ceremony was held at 10 a.m. on May 17 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in downtown Cedar Rapids. Area students receiving a degree include Madalyn Fish of Buckingham, Associate of Arts.