LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District will receive a generous donation from the Craft family to rename a new gymnasium in honor of their daughter, Kate, a student-athlete who passed away in 2023 after a courageous multi-year battle with brain cancer. The Union CSD Board of ...
TRAER – The North Tama County school board is searching for candidates to fill a vacancy in Traer. The Director District 4 seat opened up earlier this month following former vice president Haley Blaine’s resignation. Per her resignation letter dated Sept. 3, Blaine said she was no longer ...
WATERLOO - The following are local Hawkeye Community College summer graduates and their programs of study. Congratulations! *Ryan Reifenstahl of Dysart: Basic Collision Repair, Diploma
TRAER – The North Tama County Community School District began the process last Wednesday of constructing a new high school addition by demolishing the first of two homes located east of the school’s campus along Hwy 63. The knockdown was part of the first phase of the district’s ...
DYSART – On Friday morning last week, the Union Community School District officially cut the ribbon on a new, inclusive playground at Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School following a whirlwind year of fundraising spearheaded by members of the Dysart community. Fundraising for the project ...
AMES – Sara Kvidera – a 2009 North Tama County graduate – partly spends her days encouraging dairy producers to consider new ways of incorporating sustainability practices into business decisions, like using rations that reduce the amount of gas their dairy cattle burp. Kvidera (’17 ...
TRAER — Members of the North Tama Class of 1979 celebrated their 45th reunion at this year’s Winding Stairs Festival held in early August. Those pictured include, first row (seated, l-r): Robin (Lundak) Davis, Susan (Okones) Kucera, Ronda (Hoeg) Edwards, Beth (Hatton) Lee, Tammi (Staker) ...
TOLEDO – Enrollment opens on September 1 for Tama County 4-H. This year’s theme, "Beyond Ready," highlights the program’s dedication to building a generation that’s equipped for the future while being met where they are today. This year, 4-H is focused on helping youth be ready to lead, ...
TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum would like to reach out to families who homeschool their children. The museum is full of interesting history, including how Traer came to be a town, the importance of Tama Jim Wilson on a national level, the unbelievable number of rings on a tree lost in ...
LA PORTE CITY - Greetings from the Union Community School District! The summer has come and gone. As we begin the 2024-2025 academic year, I wanted to once again reiterate how grateful I am to be the superintendent for such a wonderful district. As in past years, my goal is to provide ...