Veterans Day – which took place on Saturday, Nov. 11 this year – was observed in several places across northern Tama County on Friday. Public programs were held in the morning at both North Tama and Union Middle School in their respective gymnasiums, while later that day Pete Eikamp and ...
What happens when the town you live in no longer has a school? If voters in the North Tama County Community School District do not approve – by a super majority of 60% – the school bond referendum on the 2023 city and school election ballot this coming Tuesday, Nov. 7, in due time we may ...
While the North Tama County Community School District has provided a quality education to generations of students, our school has facility needs that must be addressed soon. Back in March, a proposed bond issue to address the district’s facility needs fell just short of the 60% voter ...
TRAER – Last week Wednesday, voters in the North Tama County Community School District set a Tama County record at the Traer Memorial Building for the most ballots processed during a satellite vote. "They did have record turnout yesterday. They processed 182 satellite voters,” Karen ...
LA PORTE CITY – Union High School recently announced that two members of the Class of 2024, Adam Brehm (left) and Lauren Youngblut (right) were added to the district’s ACT 30+ Recognition Board which is located in the hallway near the main office. Both students earned an ACT Composite ...
Tama Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is pleased to announce Dylan Hosek of rural Traer and Abe (Douglas) Dieleman of rural Toledo have been selected to each receive a $1,000 local college scholarship through the SWCD’s outreach programming. Dylan is a North Tama graduate ...
In need of music for a holiday gathering, Christmas party, or church meeting? The Union Carolers are now accepting bookings for events throughout eastern Iowa. The Union Carolers are an a cappella ensemble that provides about 20 minutes of holiday music for any festive event, all while ...
TRAER – Members of the public packed the bleachers of the North Tama High School gym last Tuesday, Oct. 17 for the district’s annual Parade of Bands concert. Under the direction of band instructor Channing Halstead, the fifth grade, sixth grade, junior high, and high school bands ...
CEDAR FALLS – A historic gift to the University of Northern Iowa will mark a new chapter in the university’s renowned business college. David Wilson, a 1966 graduate of North Tama High School and 1970 graduate of UNI who now lives in Nevada, has pledged a $25 million donation that will ...
Union High School students will be trick-or-treating for canned goods from 4-6 p.m. on Halloween in an annual effort to collect more than the students from Aplington-Parkersburg, Dike-New Hartford, and Hudson. Contact high school counselor Amy Kriz with your local address for a pick-up: ...