TOLEDO — Iowa was their adopted state. For some, the United States was their adopted country. All answered the call in April 1861 when President Abraham Lincoln sought soldiers to preserve the Union. The Civil War stories of Company C of the 10th Iowa Infantry, also known as the “Tama ...
LA PORTE CITY – Union Community School District has tapped literacy coach Mary Peterson – a resident of Dunkerton who works for the Waterloo Community School District – to be the next La Porte City Elementary principal. During the Monday, April 15 school board meeting, Peterson’s ...
The Iowa Department of Education announced this past week that two Iowa educators have been named 2024 finalists in the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This year’s finalists are: –PAEMST Mathematics: Susan Wenger, who teaches at Valley Elementary ...
TOLEDO – Last Wednesday, Tama County’s American Legion posts and Auxiliary units hosted the 67th Tama County Government Day, welcoming high school juniors and seniors from area school districts to Toledo as part of an annual effort to teach students the importance of local, county ...
LA PORTE CITY – Union Community Schools is thrilled to announce the expansion of our hydroponic plant production system, thanks to a generous grant from America’s Farmers Grow Communities, facilitated by the Bayer Fund on behalf of Al Shafbuch of Dysart. This exciting development allows ...
WATERLOO – North Tama High School graduate and Traer resident Tracey Hulme has been named a ‘Gold Star’ teacher in Black Hawk County. Last week, KWWL and the R.J. McElroy Trust announced the 10 recipients of the 2024 Gold Star Outstanding Teacher award including Hulme who works as a ...
LA PORTE CITY – Adam Brehm, a senior at Union High School, was recently announced as a 2024 National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Brehm is one of only 15,000 seniors receiving the designation out of 1.3 million students who entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Students enter ...
LA PORTE CITY - Union Community School District and the City of La Porte will soon share more than just a geographic location. During the Monday, April 1, special meeting of the Union Board of Education held at the high school, Superintendent John Howard shared that the La Porte City Council ...
TRAER – National Agriculture Week was recently celebrated but North Tama FFA knows that we should celebrate farmers all year long. FFA is a student organization for those interested in agriculture and leadership. Through classes at North Tama, youth learn about horticulture, animal science, ...