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Education

Life in Colonial America to be presented by Historical Society

The Tama County Historical Society will host historical reenactor Barry Grove as he explores life in colonial America during an interactive program on Wednesday, March 4, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Wieting Theatre, 101 S. Church St, Toledo.Grove looks at life before the Revolutionary War, ...

Heidi Purk graduates from Buena Vista with honors

STORM LAKE- Heidi Purk, Toledo, graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in exceptional student service and instruction at the completion of the Fall 2019 term at Buena Vista University. Marshalltown.Students who graduated with honors completed a minimum of 60 credit hours with a ...

Iowa Valley Board hears about Marshalltown Comm. College initiatives

The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors learned about programs to connect and engage Latinx, Southeast Asian and Native American students at Marshalltown Community College when it met this week.MCC Provost Robin Lilienthal set the stage by reporting to the Board ...

Toledo students on Buena Vista Dean’s List

STORM LAKE-The following students earned Dean's List recognition for the 2019 fall term at Buena Vista University, Marshalltown:Toledo- Jerrod Bridgewater. Autumn Papakee and Heidi Purk.The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade point average for the semester.Elisabeth ...

South Tama School Bond meeting tonight – Mon. Feb. 17

A meeting of a group called South Tama County Concerned Citizens is set for Monday, Feb. 17, at 5:30 p.m. at the Reinig-Toledo Civic Center 1007 S. Prospect Dr."There are many people who have concerns with the upcoming bond vote," Adam Todd, an event sponsor said in part the announcement of the ...

The First National Bank of Montour was an early fixture in west Tama County

Editor's Note: Interest in the Montour bank surfaced recently when a $20 bill issued by the bank surfaced on the internet auction site eBay.The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says "paper currency no longer in circulation includes national bank notes, which national banks, were issued from 1863 ...

South Tama School Bond meeting tonight – Mon. Feb. 17

A meeting of a group called South Tama County Concerned Citizens is set for Monday, Feb. 17, at 5:30 p.m. at the Reinig-Toledo Civic Center 1007 S. Prospect Dr."There are many people who have concerns with the upcoming bond vote," Adam Todd, an event sponsor said in part the announcement of the ...

South Tama schools closed Thurs. Feb. 13

All South Tama schools are closed today- Thursday, Feb. 13, due to weather conditions. A session for new 9th grde students schedled for tonight has been postponed.

Three-part Downsizing series begins Feb. 17

Iowa Valley Continuing Education will host a three-part "Downsizing: Planning Your Next Move" series on Feb. 17, Feb. 24 and Mar. 2. The classes will meet on Mondays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the IVCE Conference Center (room 610) at 3702 S. Center St. in Marshalltown."Anyone who's considering ...

South Tama schools evaluation issued

By John SpeerEditorjspeer@tamatoledonews.comSouth Tama schools evaluation in meeting state goals, including measures of progress is laid out in the annual report on school performance recently released by the Iowa Department of Education. The report of the progress notes some of the scores ...