Jennifer Wrage Age: 62 Residence location: Gladbrook (rural) Profession: Recently retired teacher Education: BA Elementary Education from UNI Family: Husband Nathan Wrage; daughter Angela Ablaberdieva, son-in-law Maruf Ablaberdiev, grandchildren Mergan, Lola, and Imran Ablaberdiev; son ...
TRAER – The North Tama Athletic Booster Club will need to rethink how the organization raises money following school board action. During the Monday, May 20 regular meeting of the North Tama Board of Education, a resolution was approved, 5-0 (David Boldt and Cheryl Popelka were absent), ...
The University of Northern Iowa proudly announces Jenna Meyer as the inaugural recipient of the David W. Wilson Scholars Endowed Fund Scholarship. Meyer, a senior from South Tama High School, was surprised with the news of her selection as the first-ever David W. Wilson Student Scholar during a ...
DYSART – Last Wednesday, Dysart celebrated the once-in-a-century convergence when the calendar date (5/22/24) matches up with the town’s ZIP code (52224). Spearheaded by Dysart Development Corporation, ‘52224 Day’ culminated with a party in City Park from 4-8 p.m. Norma Anders ...
TOLEDO - It was a rainy morning last Monday, May 20, and the usual group braved the puddles to gather for the Tama County Board of Supervisors weekly meeting. The meeting started like usual with Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske giving his report: Jerico is being delayed from starting dust ...
Tama Soil & Water Conservation District is proud to announce its Stewardship Week Poster Contest winners! Congratulations to Brenna Miller of Mrs. Carty's 4th grade class at Union's Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School. She received her $10 grade level award from Tama SWCD Chair Jack Boyer ...
OTTER CREEK – Tama Soil & Water Conservation District celebrated Stewardship Week 2024 with a 5th Grade Outdoor Classroom. This nearly-annual outreach event first started in 1974. 228 students helped celebrate this great 50th anniversary milestone at Otter Creek Lake & Park on May ...
June will be a very special month in the sky. We have a good chance of seeing a bright recurring nova, a short-lived explosion on the surface of a white dwarf star. A nova happens when a white dwarf, the dead core of a small star, is very close to a red giant star. As these stars orbit each ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – The 2024 Kirkwood Community College Commencement Ceremony was held on Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m. at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in downtown Cedar Rapids. Congratulations to Dysart resident Tonya Braggs who graduated with an Associate of Applied Science!
PELLA – Central College Class of 2026 student Andrea Dvorak of rural Clutier has been named to the dean's list for the Spring 2024 Semester. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.500 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the ...