TAMA – For anyone taking a stroll through the 600 block of Tama’s Oswego Street this summer, renovations on the old Catholic church by the nonprofit Tama-Toledo Christian School may appear to have stalled as of late but according to Rep. Dean Fisher, president of the school’s board of ...
After nearly a month since the last meeting, the STC School Board met for the first time in the 2024-2025 school year. With the month since the last session, the board had many items on the agenda and an abundance of discussion to be had. All of the action caused the meeting to stretch to an ...
Buds and blossoms, nature and wildlife, the South Tama Prairie draws in all elements of the outdoors. Established in 2021 after Denise Fletcher was awarded $1,500 of prairie grass seed, the prairie is currently thriving and in bloom just south of the elementary school. The last few years ...
During a normal soccer practice, Abigail Chyma got a phone call notifying her she was in the running for Girls State. Twenty minutes later, she received another phone call informing her she was to attend the event representing her community. After receiving positive recommendations from the ...
Kids are outside playing, the pool is open, and the weather is blistering, which means only one thing. It is summer. School has finally been let out, marking the end of the first school year with South Tama's brand new School Resource Officer, Vern Jefferson. Are you wondering how it ...
The Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation is dedicated to “inspiring and developing our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service, and innovation." STC Junior Brooks Baier experienced this mission statement firsthand, recently completing ...
CEDAR FALLS - New alumni were added to the roster of graduates of the University of Northern Iowa. A * preceding a name indicates "graduated with honors," ** means "graduated with high honors" and *** means "graduated with highest honors." Area students graduating include: Jaydee Thiessen, of ...
The June 17 edition of the STC school board meeting got started right at five and with no public comments went straight to work. Sam Peska gave a presentation going through standardized testing data from the district. She highlighted the dip scene after the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ...
You know that drawer you have that's filled with a bunch of random stuff; are there any old prescription glasses in there? If so, you can now donate them and pass them on to someone that could put them to good use. The South Tama Lions Club has just put out boxes at Fareway and Ace Hardware ...
CEDAR FALLS — The University of Northern Iowa has announced the names of the students on the Spring 2024 semester Dean's List. 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 ...