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STC Middle School students of the month for January

Congratulations to our STC Middle School Students of the Month for December! These Trojans have shown excellent examples of respect, responsibility, and positive relationships! #thetrojanway. Left to Right: Denilson Castro Sical (5th), Javier Galeana Nunez (5th), Bentley Stechcon (6th), ...

An elite place of learning

When the Iowa Juvenile Home/Girls State Training School closed at the order of then-Gov. Terry Branstad under controversial circumstances in 2014, the future of the building that housed it in the heart of Toledo was murky at best. After failed attempts by area legislators to reopen the ...

2024 North Central Area ISU Extension and Outreach award winners

MASON CITY — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach North Central Area Awards Ceremony was held on Jan. 16. The county offices in the north central area announced award recipients for outstanding achievements in 2023. Awards were submitted in November of 2023 and judged by the awards ...

The man behind the emblem

You may not know Adolph Bear, but I'm sure you know his work. If you've lived in Tama-Toledo for five minutes or have just driven through town, you know the work of Adolph Bear. It's been put on signs in yards, spray painted in driveways, worn on ball caps and sweaters and seen on those huge ...

Tama-Toledo Christian School signs lease agreement, begins renovations

The new private K-8 Tama-Toledo Christian School has moved one step closer to an anticipated August 2025 opening by signing a lease agreement. The accredited Christian school’s board of directors announced last week in a news release they had signed a lease agreement for the vacant, former ...

Talking PPEL

Currently, South Tama County is one of just 49 school districts in the state of Iowa that does not have a voter-approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) after its reauthorization was defeated back in 2013. That could change on March 5 as the matter will once again be put on the ...

STC Middle School December students of the month

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO — Congratulations to our STC Middle School Students of the Month for December! These Trojans have shown excellent examples of respect, responsibility, and positive relationships! #thetrojanway Left to Right: Dylan Su (5th), Anna Ahrens (5th), James Youngbear (6th), Mason ...

New, private Christian school aims to start classes in Tama Co. in 2025

TAMA COUNTY – Following the passage of the Students First Act which was signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds in late January last year, a group of Tama County residents began working to expand the educational options available to students in grades K-8 by founding a private, accredited ...

STC students of the month for November

Congratulations to our South Tama County Middle School Students of the Month for November! These students have shown excellent examples of respect, responsibility, and positive relationships. Left to Right: Clarissa Dvorak (8th), Nathan Rasmussen (6th), Henri Martinez-Alvarado (8th), Lily ...