The 65th annual Tama County Government Day sponsored by the Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary posts is Wednesday, April 10, in Toledo.Students from all high schools in the county are invited to have a close-up look at the operations of county government.Once an event held nationally, ...
Two new course offerings for art were approved by the South Tama School Board on Monday,March 18.Art teacher Nathan Doran requested adding the courses Drawing and Painting 2 and Advanced Art.The drawing and painting course description is "students have the opportunity to expand on drawing and ...
Young and old, male or female, there will be something for everyone at the South Tama County Family STEM Festival. The event will be held on Sunday, April 7 from 1- 4 p.m. at the South Tama Elementary School.The goals of the festival are to promote, inspire and engage youth in Science, ...
At the March 13 Kiwanis meeting, members were treated to performances by some of the individual speech contestants. Their coach, Katie Murphy, said that the individual speech team earned 15 division I ratings out of 21 entrants - a very impressive showing. She said they have yet to find out ...
With a proposed $23,429,880 total spending for the 2019-20 fiscal year, a spending increase of 7.13 percent over the current year re-estimated budget is seen for the South Tama School District. While the budget figure is $1,588,577 more, property taxpayers will actually pay 78 cents less per ...
Pedro Gaona is really familiar with today's world - he is one of 100 contestants state-wide in Iowa who will be competing in the semi-finals of National Geographic's's GeoBee on March 29 at Cedar Falls. Pedro, 13, an 8th grader at the South Tama Middle school in Toledo, won the honor by coming ...
Iowa's youth are at risk. Approximately one in three children (31.7 percent) under age 5 is considered overweight or obese, which is slightly higher than the national average of 30.5 percent. A number of factors contribute to this issue, including lack of physical activity and low fruit and ...
The South Tama School Board approved a 2.17 percent pay hike for the 2019-20 year for certified staff during a special session Monday night, March 4. The raise was the last in a three-year contract which has been in place.The cost to the district is projected to be $174,484 over the one year ...
A pair of new high school courses proposed by Dixie Forcht, South Tama schools secondary teacher librarian and district assessment coordinator. Entitled Research and Writing and Theatre Arts I, both will be added to the high school curriculum this fall.School board members, on a 4-0 voice vote, ...
From:Kara Nachazel, Lauren Upah, Elaina Ingawanup, Daisi Solis-Buenrostro, Nolan Upah, Mollie Wobeter, Jessica Brumley, and Maddie GraffWesley Hanus (5th):Wesley Hanus is in 5th grade and is 11 years old. He has two siblings and one pet named Coco. Wesley likes to go outside and go look at ...