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Education

STC Homecoming 2026

Hoorah! Hoorah! Homecoming has come again, bringing with it all of the usual mayhem and mania. With hoops and hollers and yelps of joy, heaps of candy were thrown in the annual parade. Music reverberated off the city streets as the STC marching band bounded down the road to the smiles of the ...

Grundmeyer Leader Services approved for superintendent search

The South Tama County Board of Education has selected Grundmeyer Leader Services to conduct the district’s search for its next superintendent. With four board members present and Danya Keahna absent, the board approved Grundmeyer on a 3-1 vote. Rick Hopper made the motion to hire the firm, ...

MSS 2026 Homecoming Court announced

The 2026 Meskwaki Settlement School Homecoming Court has been announced. King Candidates are Sevastian Scabbyrobe, Gregory Keahna, Layne Steuhm Wolf and Dontavious Slick-Driscoll (not pictured). Queen candidates are Karsyn Wolf, Eva Roberts, Zola Davenport and Isabella Kapayou.

STC board stalls on superintendent search firm selection

The South Tama County Board of Education left its latest meeting without selecting a firm to lead its upcoming superintendent search after disagreement among board members and two absences prevented a motion to approve Grundmeyer Leader Services from moving forward. The board had ...

Treasurer Smith announces Tama County winner in ISave 529 giveaway

DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating Keegan G. as the Tama County winner of a $529 contribution to an ISave 529 account through the statewide summer giveaway. With another giveaway now underway, Treasurer Smith is encouraging families to enter for their own chance to ...

Vote for the Middle School

So close to winning it all! Toledo’s South Tama Middle School transformation is in the final round of the 2026 People’s Choice All-Star Community Award Tournament by the Iowa League of Cities. After beating out Fort Atkinson, Carroll, and Bettendorf, Toledo is now up against Muscatine and ...

Meeting the demand

MARSHALLTOWN — About a month ago, the Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD), which serves Marshall, Tama, Hardin and Poweshiek counties and includes campuses in Marshalltown, Iowa Falls and Grinnell, was announced as one of just 11 community colleges in the entire country — and ...

School board weighs search firm proposals in superintendent search

As superintendent John Cain prepares for retirement at the end of the school year, the South Tama County School board has moved closer to choosing his successor. During Monday’s board meeting, the board reviewed proposals for potentially contracting search firms to facilitate the hire. ...

College Fair for students and families set for Sept. 22 at MCC

MARSHALLTOWN – Area high school juniors, seniors, and their families are invited to explore postsecondary opportunities at the Marshalltown College Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Marshalltown Community College. The event, sponsored by the Iowa Association for College ...