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Education

STC school board talks staff shortages, middle school landscaping

On Monday night, the STC school board met and worked through some business regarding the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. Many positions remain open throughout the district with the most pressing openings at the high school level. Building administrators reported their solutions for the staff ...

Hosek awarded Tama SWCD college scholarship

Tama Soil & Water Conservation District announces Dylan Hosek, of rural Traer, has been selected to receive a $1,000 local college scholarship through the SWCD’s outreach programming. Hosek is a North Tama graduate majoring in Applied Agricultural & Food Studies and minoring in ...

‘Thank You for a Great Summer’ from Tama County 4-H

TAMA COUNTY – Over 600 K-12th graders participated in summer 4-H programs in Tama County this year and we want to say thank you! We say a huge thank you to our partnerships with the Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Chelsea, Clutier and Garwin public libraries. Thank you to Tama County ...

School planting progress continues at Tama-Toledo Christian School

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 ...

Marathon STC school board meeting held Monday night

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 ...

South Tama Prairie continues to bloom and grow

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 ...

Abigail Chyma represents STC at Girls State

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 ...

STC SRO Vern Jefferson reflects on his first year

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 ...

Brooks Baier participates in HOBY Leadership Seminar

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 ...