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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
DYSART – The Dysart Historical Society’s fifth annual Country School Day will be held on Tuesday, July 22, at the local historical center campus (612 Crisman St.). Students who will be in grades 4-6 this coming fall are invited to join in a day of learning and fun. The school day will ...
BUCKINGHAM – The Geneseo Alumni Banquet will take place Saturday, June 21, at Geneseo Methodist Church in rural Buckingham, celebrating the 103rd anniversary of the first graduating class. Over 100 invites have been mailed. Social hour is 5 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m.; catering by ...
DYSART – On Thursday, May 8, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) announced the award of nearly $100,000 in literacy grants to Iowa nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools. The funds are a part of a record-setting, one-day donation in the Foundation’s history of more than ...
HARROGATE, Tenn. – Gracen Klima of La Porte City was recently named to the Lincoln Memorial University Dean's List for the spring semester of 2025. Klima is seeking a Bachelor of Business Administration. To be placed on the Dean's List, the student must be a full-time undergraduate and have a ...
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 ...