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Education

Board mulls bond issue for new STC Middle School, PPEL vote

Whether to put up a bond issue proposal for up to $20 million to pay a new South Tama school building along with other school improvements and should they call for another vote on a physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL) Those questions were before the South Tama School Board in a work ...

Iowa Valley approves $4.3 million training for Lennox

The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors approved a $4.3 million Industrial New Jobs Training Agreement with Lennox Industries of Marshalltown when it met last week. The training agreement will provide training for 750 Lennox employees and assist the company in its ...

Second Lincoln Hwy. Military Tour to pass through Friday

Another 2019 Military Centennial tour is set to pass through Tama County with a Tama photo stop at the Lincoln Highway Bridge on East 5th Street this Friday, Sept. 6. It looks like the tour will begin arriving in Tama County sometime from early afternoon on if the tentative schedule is ...

STC School Board special meeting on elem. class size set

The South Tama School Board scheduled a special session on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 5:30 p.m. to take possible action to add a classroom for either 1st or 3rd grade at the elementary school in Tama.Just before the fall school term began the board learned preliminary student numbers exceeded 20 per ...

National Military Convoy at Tama

he The convoy departed from Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11, and will travel the highway to San Francisco.In 1919, the US Army decided to proceed with a plan to traverse the newly-formed Lincoln Highway with the objectives to say "thanks" to the American public for their support during WWI, put ...

September is National Library Card Month

Love Libraries Many Iowans do!! There are 1.9 million library card holders in the state of Iowa. You can show your support of libraries by visiting them, borrowing items, attending a program, providing a program, displaying your art or collection, becoming a trustee, shopping the book sale, ...

Taylor Lekin is named IFAA Scholarship winner

Taylor Lekin, Toledo, was awarded the $1,500 John and Emily Putney Scholarship through the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) during the Iowa State Fair Sale of Champions on Saturday, August 17, 2019. Taylor's parents are Mandy and Jason Lekin."IFAA established the Winner's ...

New Staff start year with STC

Name: Tiffany BridgewaterWhere are you from: Tama-Toledo, IowaNumber of years in education: starting 7th yearAttended college at: Undergraduate at the University of Iowa, graduate (Master's) at Kaplan, ESL at Morningside- currently working on reading endorsement at MorningsideReceived degree ...

Back to school for South Tama students

It was off the bus and on to school at the South Tama Elementary in Tama as classes got underway for the 2019-20 school year on Friday morning, Aug. 23. The kids even got a bit of break on the first day- school was dismissed one hour early.