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South Tama School Board approves asbestos removal at the high school

On Monday night, Jan. 20, the South Tama School Board members approved an agreement with Abatement Specialties to perform asbestos removal at the South Tama High School in Tama at a cost of $20,376.Specifications for the project were prepared by Ames Environmental, Inc. of Slater, Iowa.The ...

Meskwaki teams earn State High School academic honors

Meskwaki High School is proud to announce that this year's girls cross country team, boys cross country team, and football team have qualified for the Iowa High School Athletic Associations Excellence Academic Achievement Award.In order to qualify for this award, the entire team must earn a ...

South Tama levy vote is set on Feb. 4

South Tama School District voters will cast ballots in a special election on Tuesday, Feb. 4 on a question of renewal of a Physical Property and Equipment Levy (PPEL) for 10 years beginning July 1, 2015.The issue failed to win approval in balloting on Sept. 10 of last year on a vote of 150- No ...

South Tama School Board holds policy discussions

By Joyce WieseChronicle correspondentThe South Tama School Board met Monday night, Jan. 13, for discussion of policy and other matters on which action was expected at the Jan. 20 regular board meeting.The board first met with Jeremy Jones to discuss the revision of the Good Conduct Policy. ...

Sooth Tama announces PBIS Students of the month

South Tama High School would like to present four students that have demonstrated being respectful, responsible, ready, and successful. Lia Murillo, Obed Joy, Riley Davenport, and Hailee Weiss are the PBIS Students of the Months for December.Senior Hailee Weiss is the daughter of Ed and Tammy ...

Candy Canes for Cancer buys toys for children at U of I Hospital

Candy Canes for Cancer is a community service student organization sponsored by the South Tama High School Autonomous Learner (ALM) Class.Candy Canes for Cancer originated approximately 10 years ago by South Tama High School students to fulfill a community service requirement for the ...

Appreciate what else goes on at the games

In a small town like this one, there's not much to do on a Friday night during the winter besides visit a basketball game or two. Most of you have attended a game, maybe grabbed a bag of popcorn before sitting down to watch the home team crush their rivals. However, a lot of behind the scenes ...

STC?Middle School Student Athlete Spotlight

This week, the South Tama County Middle School Student-Athlete Spotlight is on Keith Keahna. Keith is a 7th grader at STC. He is a center for the Trojan basketball team.Keith has had a solid start to the season. He put up 16 points and collected 7 rebounds in a Trojan win over East Marshall. ...