WATERLOO – The following are Hawkeye Community College Spring 2026 graduates from the local area. –Lucas Albertsen; Dysart; Intermediate Manufacturing Welding: GMAW, SMAW, FCAW and Robotics; Diploma; Honors (3.5-3.74) –Hannah Hunter; Dysart; Liberal Arts; AA; Honors ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Historical Society will host a program on Iowa’s Freedom Rocks on Wednesday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo. Amy Snyder will share the story of her journey to visit and document all 100 of Iowa’s Freedom Rocks, a goal she ...
PELLA – Central College recognized 251 graduates during Commencement 2026 on Saturday, May 16, in P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium on Central's campus. Local students honored included Cale Bradley of Traer who graduated with a major in Engineering, and Andrea Dvorak of Clutier who graduated with a major ...
PELLA – Central College recognizes students each semester who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement by naming them to the Dean's List. Earning this honor is local student Andrea Dvorak of Clutier, Class of 2026. This distinction is reserved for those who have earned a semester ...
DUBUQUE – The University of Dubuque congratulates Asher Beermann of La Porte City on being appointed to the Spring Semester 2026 Academic Dean's List. Full-time students in good academic standing (registered for and having earned 12 or more letter grade credits for the term) who earn a ...
TRAER – Piano students of Sharon Owens and Carri Holst held a piano recital on Sunday, April 26, at the Traer Public Library’s Kupka Cultural Center. Twenty-six students performed, ranging from second grade to 12th grade. Following the program, a reception to congratulate the students on ...
DYSART – Local American Legion honor guards observed a sunny and terrifically windy Memorial Day this past Monday by conducting rifle salute ceremonies at cemeteries throughout northern Tama County and beyond. Both Dysart and Clutier held services on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, while ...
TRAER – The provider is in and patients are arriving. After opening the doors to its new satellite medical clinic in downtown Traer on Monday, May 4, Peoples Community Health Clinic, Inc. held a ribbon cutting and open house on Wednesday, May 20. Those attending the ceremony included ...
TOLEDO – The four Republican candidates seeking the office of Tama County Treasurer gathered for a forum held at the Tama Civic Center on Tuesday, May 19, fielding questions from moderators Mark Doland and David Turner, both current Tama County Supervisors, before a crowd of approximately 60 ...
TRAER – Ahead of Memorial Day, Traer Legion Auxiliary’s 2026 Little Miss Poppy, six-year-old Lydia Ivory – the daughter of Greg and Natalie (née Owens) Ivory and granddaughter of Jim and Sharon Owens – visited the community on Wednesday, May 20, to distribute poppies in honor and ...