MARSHALLTOWN – Two hundred and eighty-one students were named to the Spring 2026 (January to May) Dean's List at Marshalltown Community College including Landon Kucera of Dysart. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a ...
IOWA FALLS – One hundred seventy students were named to the Spring 2026 (January to May) Dean’s List at Ellsworth Community College including Tyler Gates of La Porte City who earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must have earned a minimum of 12 credit ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Congratulations to Riley Hobbs of Gilman who was among a group of truly exceptional graduates this past year at Coe College. Hobbs was awarded a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in business administration, and was among more than 225 students receiving degrees.
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District has named Michael Bruns as the next middle school principal, pending board approval. Since 2021, Bruns has served as activities director and at-risk coordinator for the district. He was selected as Union's next middle school principal ...
TAMA – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 56th event, “Roots, Wings & Wild Things: soil health, pollinators and beneficial insects” will be held on Tuesday, June 23 at the South Tama Elementary School prairie located at 1611 Country Club Drive in Tama. ...
STORM LAKE – Ryan Hosek of Traer was named to Buena Vista University's Spring 2026 Dean's List. Hosek was among more than 520 students named to the Dean's List this semester. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the semester.
WESTMINSTER, Md. – Mitchell Wilson of La Porte City earned a master's degree from McDaniel College. Wilson's master's degree in Human Resources Management was conferred in December 2025. McDaniel College awarded 332 master's degrees conferred from 17 programs during the college's Graduate ...
WATERLOO – Hawkeye Community College announces the Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester. To make the Dean’s List, an individual must be a full-time student and successfully complete 12 or more credits in the fall or spring semesters with a semester GPA of 3.50 or better for courses ...
DYSART – Union Middle School will begin the 2026-27 school year this coming August with a new principal at the helm following Wayne Slack’s resignation. During a special meeting of the Union school board convened on Wednesday, June 3, directors approved Slack’s resignation from the ...
TRAER – At the conclusion of the 2025-26 school year late last month, North Tama marked just one retirement, elementary office manager Cindy Zimple. But considering all the roles she’s held since first joining the district more than seven years ago, her departure will be felt throughout the ...