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Education

Union school board unanimously supports facility improvement plan

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 This plan addresses core issues including outdated infrastructure, safety and security gaps, and programming limitations due to ...

Union Teacher Selected as Capturing Kids’ Hearts Trainer

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 ...

University of Iowa 2025 spring semester dean’s list announced

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: ...

Crawford graduates from Loras College

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!

University of Northern Iowa awards degrees to 1,550 spring grads

CEDAR FALLS — New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa. Area students receiving UNI degrees include: -Olyvia Blunk, of Dysart, Bachelor of Arts, Communication Disorders -Hannah Farris, of Dysart, Master of Arts in Education, Elementary ...

Supporting Our North Tama Girls: A Community Effort

Telegraph Note: This story will publish in the Friday, July 4 print edition of the newspaper. TRAER – North Tama supporters have a new way to rally behind our community's female athletes. Community members have been actively contributing to the Our North Tama Girl Scholarship, a fund ...

University of Iowa 2025 spring president’s list honorees announced

IOWA CITY – More than 1,250 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president's list for the 2025 spring semester including the following local students. Congratulations! –Clutier: Ellie Behrens –La Porte City: Ty Lorenzen, Breanna Weltzin, Lauren Youngblut

Trio local students receive Wartburg College diplomas

WAVERLY – Wartburg College awarded diplomas to 318 students during Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 24. Local students recognized include: –Xander Bradley, Traer, Bachelor of Arts in business administration –Sterling Mullen, Buckingham, Bachelor of Arts in business ...

Iowa State honors spring graduates

AMES — Nearly 4,600 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University this spring. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held May 15-17. Larry Buss and John “J.R.” Robinson received honorary degrees during spring ceremonies. The following are graduates from this ...

Prairie Summer

IRVINE PRAIRIE – More than 100 students from Union High School closed out the school year last month with a trip to Irvine Prairie – a nearly 300-acre ‘prairie-in-progress’ roughly five miles northeast of Dysart as the crow flies and stewarded by UNI’s Tallgrass Prairie Center ...