Former Union Community School District teacher and athletic coach Mark Hookham, 51, of Dysart accepted a suspension of his teaching license for a minimum of five years as part of a settlement with the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE) filed on Feb. 18. The settlement stems from a ...
The Union Community School District will soon begin a search for its next superintendent. On Feb. 16 the Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District announced they have reached an agreement to hire current Union Superintendent Travis Fleshner to fill their superintendent ...
The North Tama Academic Decathalon team competed in the Northeast Iowa Regional Academic Decathalon competition in Grundy Center on Jan. 26 and came away with a 2022 Iowa Academic Decathalon State Qualifying Team title. Those competing as part of the team include (from left to right) Izzy ...
The book fair will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. We will have a wide variety of books for students PK through 8th grade. There will also be fun toys and posters sold at the fair. Parents and students may want to donate a book or two to their child's classroom teacher or ...
It is that time of year again…the time when the Union Speech Team prepares for both Large Group and Individual contests. The District Large Group Contest took place Saturday, Jan. 22, at West High School in Waterloo. The Union Speech Team ended up taking four groups to contest, with two of ...
1. Representatives from the nonprofit organization iJAG (Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates) gave a presentation to the North Tama School Board as part of their rescheduled regular January meeting on Monday, Jan. 24 in the North Tama Jr. High Commons. Due to scheduling conflicts and lack of ...
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county offices in the north-central area announced award recipients for outstanding achievements in 2021. Cheryl Bruene, Jenny Hulme, and Sara Sorenson received the Excellence in COVID Recovery award for developing and engaging partnerships that ...
The talented trailblazing quartet that comprises the Union girls’ 2021-2022 wrestling team made their way to the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA) fourth annual interscholastic Iowa High School Girls Wrestling Championships in Coralville last weekend and came away with ...
Ten members of the public joined the North Tama School Board in the junior high commons on Wednesday, Jan. 12 for a three hour special work session meant to explore the district’s financing options in regards to anticipated future infrastructure projects. Matt Gillaspie from the financial ...
Morningside University Vice President for Academic Affairs Chris Spicer recently announced the 421 students named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2021-22 academic year including Dylan W. Hosek* of Traer. The Dean’s List recognizes Morningside students who achieve ...