Iowa State University honored more than 4,700 students who received degrees during spring commencement ceremonies on May 12-14. Spring graduates from the area include: Clutier, Iowa Amanda Arp, Doctor of Philosophy, Rhetoric and Professional Communication Dysart, Iowa Taylor Short, ...

Fifteen northeast Iowa students will each receive a $1,000 scholarship next school year for health care-related studies. The Friends of MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center as well as the Friends of MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center came together to select and honor the 2022 Friends as well as ...

A prairie plant propagation story four painstaking years in the making came full circle on Thursday, May 26, at UNI’s Irvine Prairie in northwest Benton County thanks to the assistance of a pair of Union High School science classes. The Irvine Prairie – a 77-acre prairie-in-progress ...

A community baby shower will be held on June 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at the South Tama Elementary Cafeteria in Tama. Any expecting mother that attends will receive a free diaper bag and will be entered to win a free car seat or a pack n’ play. Shower participants will receive newborn supplies ...

North Tama Elementary held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 24, to welcome a new book vending machine. Principal Susan Johnson cut the ribbon and welcomed the first users of the new machine. For the first round of books, staff members were asked to submit students’ names who have ...

Join Tama County Women, Land & Legacy for its upcoming event, “The Buzz on Iowa Beekeeping.” It will be held on Monday, June 6, at the Tama Civic Center, 305 Siegel Street in Tama. Registration and dessert will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the event beginning at 7:00 p.m. This event is ...

Buena Vista University congratulates the more than 500 students who were named to the Spring 2022 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5-grade point average or higher for the semester. Local students who were named to BVU's Dean's List include Devin Hoskey of ...

Union High School held Commencement for the Class of 2022 this past Sunday, May 22, in the high school gym in La Porte City – helping 90 seniors end one chapter of their lives and move on to the next. The ceremony began at 2:00 p.m. with the Processional of the graduates into the gym ...

Tama County 4-H is excited to offer these summer programs to all youth of Tama County. On Their Own and OK Those who have completed grades 4-6 will spend the day learning about what they can do when they are home alone for a short period of time. We will talk about safety and how to handle ...

The Dysart Historical Society is hosting a day of learning in a “One Room Schoolhouse.” The registered students will be taught in the environment of the 1890s learning about “The Orphan Train.” Lunch will be provided with a sandwich of salami and cheese, a sandwich of honey and butter, ...