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Education

Meeting on South Tama school bond issue set for 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 ...

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 ...

Univ. of Northern Iowa Fall Deans List

Cedar Falls- Area students are among the students named to the Fall 2019 semester Dean's List at the University of Northern Iowa.To be included on the list, a student must have earned a grade point of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, while taking at least 12 hours of graded work during the ...

South Tama Middle School December Students of the Month

Anthony Viramontes (5th):Congratulations to Antony Viramontes for receiving Student of the Month Award for the month of December. Anthony Viramontes is an 11 years old 5th grader. He lives with his dad and mom, Antonio and Eva. He also lives with his siblings Mahaby and Lexi. Anthony enjoys ...

South Tama hosts State Jazz Band Festival

Hosting the State Jazz Band Festival on Monday, Jan. 27, at South Tama High School, was a lot of fun, it's something we haven't done since before I started here 20 years ago, and I'm not sure STC has ever hosted the IHSMA State Jazz Band Festival.We wanted to make each school and the judges ...

How no property tax boost is seen in STC bond issue

"It's a little bit circular, but at the end of the day, it's logical," Travis Squiers told the 85 persons on hand at the South Tama Middle School cafeteria in Toledo Tuesday night. They were there for an explanation of the proposed South Tama Schools $28.7 million school improvements including ...

South Tama November Students of the Month

Biographies by: Braxten Rohrs, Daniel Wiese, Brendan Ribby, Wyatt Surman, Kevin Manzo, Miguel Medina, and Dominick Ochoa Manuel Cervantes (5th):Congratulations to Manuel for earning Student of the Month for November! Manuel Cervantes is in 5th grade and 11 years old. He lives with his two ...

Lorena Niederhauser speaks to Kiwanis

At the January 22 meeting, members were delighted to have Lorena Niederhauser, foreign exchange student from Switzerland, talk about her home and her experiences in Iowa.Lorena said that Switzerland occupies an area smaller than Iowa and that she comes from a village of 3,000 people. As a ...

Tama County Conservation hosting “Kiko Goat Grazing” by Adam Ledvina

Do you want to be an owl? Come join the O.W.L.S. (Older, Wiser, Livelier, Souls) group at Otter Creek Lake & Park. The Tama County Conservation Board naturalist has planned a presentation about Kiko Goat Grazing given by Adam Ledvina at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. This presentation ...