CEDAR RAPIDS – The 2026 Kirkwood Community College Commencement Ceremony was held on Saturday, May 9, at 10 a.m. at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in downtown Cedar Rapids. Congratulations to all the Kirkwood graduates including those local students listed below by hometown. -Clutier: Emily ...
TRAER – The Traer Historical Museum hosted 38 fourth-grade students and their teachers from North Tama Schools on Thursday, May 14. The museum was a bustling hive of activity as students interacted with museum volunteers and items from the museum collection. Students discussed how ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University has announced its 2026 Honors and Awards program recipients. As one of the honorees, Justin Clark of La Porte City was awarded the Clark/Bowen Endowed Scholarship.
DES MOINES – Local students Ashley Riley of Clutier and Morgan Wentworth of La Porte City have received academic honors for the spring 2026 quarter and semester terms at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. Riley qualified for the President's List which requires students ...
PELLA – Central College hosted a Celebration of Undergraduate Inquiry to showcase the many research and creative projects by Central students during the 2025-26 academic year. The event included in-person honors and senior presentations, poster sessions, performances and exhibits. ...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Aubrey Gates of La Porte City was named to the University of Sioux Falls Spring 2026 Dean's List. Gates is majoring in Exercise Science. She was among 534 students named to the Spring 2026 Dean's List. To qualify, students must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours and ...
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – Aubrey Lund of Garrison was named to the dean's list at Olivet Nazarene University during the recently completed spring 2026 semester. To qualify for inclusion on the dean's list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained ...
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Daniel O'Connor of La Porte City has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Spring 2026 President's List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the ...
AMES – Iowa 4-H members demonstrated leadership, communication and career-readiness skills during the annual State 4-H Recognition Day interviews held in late March at Iowa State University and virtually across the state. Senior 4-H members in grades 9-12 interviewed for state and national ...
TRAER – On Wednesday, May 6, North Tama County High School hosted the annual Senior Awards Night during which more than $100,000 in scholarships were announced. The ceremony was held in the gymnasium and began with a public reception at 6 p.m. Punch and appetizers were served and for an ...