South Tama County staff members spent their first official day back to school at the Meskwaki Convention Center learning new skills some didn't know they had.The STC Staff participated in an afternoon activity with the help of Kim Blakesley, who owns Cedar Valley Art and Wine. Each staff member ...
MARSHALLTOWN There's nothing a teacher enjoys more than hearing student success stories and the same is true of community college board members. Jon Nunez, Director of Adult Literacy Programs at the Iowa Valley Education & Training Center at 206 E. Main St., introduced three of his ...
MARSHALLTOWN Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Chancellor Chris Duree received the Iowa Association of Community College Trustees (IACCT) 2018 Iowa Outstanding Diversity/Equity Award at the annual IACCT conference held in Mason City last month.Because of the July 19 tornado, he ...
Pretend you're an international student who travels to Marshalltown Community College with minimal luggage and a dream to study in the United States. You get to the on-campus student housing and open the door to your new "home away from home." Then you realize that there are lots of items you ...
MARSHALLTOWN The Iowa Valley Community College District Board of Directors was informed this week that the $33 million general obligation bond vote that had been planned for Dec. 11 is being postponed due to the extensive tornado damages in Marshalltown."We've decided it's not ethically or ...
Tama and Toledo Ambulance Service members and Tama and Toledo firefighters joined in a collection effort at Shopko which netted a big list of supplies for STC?"Stuff the Bus" campaign on Saturday, Aug. 4. Shayne Turner, manager of the nearby Dollar General Store and a Toledo firefighter, ...
The following area students were among those on the 2018 spring Dean's List at the Uinversity of Iowa in Iowa City:Tama- Abigail Jane EvansToledo- McKenna Jean KnockMontour- Megan Jean McCraryChelsea- Matthew Joseph Breja
South Tama School Board members approved several items all on voice votes during a special session on Monday evening, Aug 6. The measures include:approving third reading of a board policy concerning travel expenses incurred by district employees. Registration, transportation and lodging must be ...
Well, the shortest night is behind us now and it's finally getting dark enough to get in a little stargazing and still get to bet at a fairly reasonable hour, well before midnight, anyway. We have enjoyed a July with quite a few good, clear nights, which means for the past several weeks, I have ...
ORANGE CITY- Kristy Ryan, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, has earned a spot on the Academic Dean's List for the spring 2018 semester.The Dean's List is comprised of students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or above while carrying a minimum of 12 ...