AMES- Honey bees are facing tough times. Colonies of these pollinators are being lost at an unprecedented rate, and some are blaming farming practices, in particular, the intensive corn and soybean production systems in the Midwest. New research by Iowa State University and University of ...
Improving the level of adult literacy in our area is one of the main aspirations of the staff at the Iowa Valley Education &Training Center (ETC). With locations in Marshalltown, Tama, Grinnell, Iowa Falls, and Eldora (in the State Training School), more than 400 students were served at ...
Often times, parents are the first to notice their child is struggling in school or at home, but are unsure what to do. Central Rivers AEA in conjunction with your local school district can help. If you suspect your child has a disability, and is attending a school, contacting the school is ...
South Tama schools will start two hours late today - Monday, Dec. 9, due to dense fog. No morning breakfast will b served. Morning preschool will start at 10:30 a.m.
The public is invited to get into the holiday spirit with food, conversation and beautiful holiday music at the Creative Retirement Holiday Luncheon on Friday, Dec. 13. Cost of the luncheon is $20; luncheon reservations are due by Tuesday, Dec. 10.The Holiday Luncheon will be held at the Iowa ...
"A Call to Mentoring: Peer Mentor Instructor Training" will be offered in Marshalltown on Wednesday, Dec. 18, from 9 am to 4:30 pm at the Iowa Valley Continuing Education Conference Center, room 608. The class is for people with experience in teaching, supervising, or working with direct care ...
An addition to the present South Tama High School in Tama is the recommendation of Brad Leeper and Laura Peterson, members of the Invision Architect firm of Waterloo. They told a special meeting of the South Tama School Board Monday night it was "most cost effective" to meet needs of the school ...
An addition to the present South Tama High School in Tama is the recommendation of Brad Leeper and Laura Peterson, members of the Invision Architect firm of Waterloo. They told a special meeting of the South Tama School Board Monday night it was "most cost effective" to meet needs of the school ...
On Nov. 19 the Tama County Master Gardeners met for a potluck and evening to celebrate all they have accomplished in 2019. Five people were recognized for completing the Master Gardener training requirements this fall to become Master Gardener Interns. This group included Connie Whaley, Lisa ...
Despite an overall decline in school enrollment, the number of people enrolled in graduate and professional school in the United States jumped 8.1% from 2011 to 2018.From October 2011 to October 2018, the total number of people enrolled at all levels of school declined by 2.2 million to 76.8 ...