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Education

Meet the Candidates 2025: Denny Berger, North Tama School Board District 4

Denny Berger (no photo available) Age: 69 years old Education: Graduate of North Tama High School; Higher Education – School of Hard Knocks Occupation/Profession: Retired farmer/truck driver Family: Wife, Jill; Daughter, Melinda Oberholtz; Son, Scott Berger; four grandchildren 1) ...

Meet the Candidates 2025: Marty Dostal, North Tama School Board District 4

Marty Dostal Age: 53 Education: 1991 North Tama Graduate, Associate EET Degree Occupation/Profession: Global Supply Chain Family: Wife Anita, Josh 19, Bryce 17, Hunter 13 1) What motivated you to run for school board? Why is public education important to you, and why would you ...

Meet the Candidates 2025: Jayme Roudabush, North Tama School Board District 4

Jayme Roudabush Age: 34 Education: [NO RESPONSE] Occupation/Profession: Self-employed Family: I live in Traer with my partner, Alex. We’ve been part of the community for almost 10 years. We have two kids who attend North Tama – one in 5th grade and one in kindergarten – as well as ...

Wood named to Upper Iowa University’s Summer 2025 Dean’s List

FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the Dean's List for the Summer 2025 semester. Among those named to the Dean's List was Jennifer Wood, a psychology major from Traer. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA and be enrolled as a full-time student.

North Tama seeks strategic planning feedback

TRAER – North Tama County Community School District residents are being asked to participate in the district’s strategic planning. Strategic planning is a process wherein a school district sets long-term goals and outlines a path to achieve said goals. A strategic plan assists a district ...

North Tama County Community School District audit report released

TRAER – Note, Cornman & Johnson P.C. recently released an audit report on the North Tama County Community School District. The District's revenues totaled $7,931,478 for the year ended June 30, 2024 – a 0.84% increase from the prior year. Expenses for District operations for the year ...

Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Control Course offered Nov. 12

TOLEDO – Iowa State University and Outreach Tama] County office will host an Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Control Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, Nov. 12. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education ...

Food Safety Certification Class set for Nov. 10

TOLEDO – Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach is offering a food safety training for food service managers Nov. 10 at the Tama County Extension Office in Toledo. “Certification in ServSafe® meets the Iowa Food Code requirements to have a certified food protection manager ...

North Tama school board accepts McFate’s resignation

TRAER – North Tama vocal music teacher Christine (Chris) McFate has resigned. During the Monday, Oct. 20, North Tama school board meeting, McFate’s resignation letter and separation agreement were accepted by the board unanimously (David Boldt was absent) following a closed session that ...