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Education

High school musicians selected for Northeast Iowa Honor Band

Three students from the South Tama County High School Band have been selected to participate in the 54th Annual Northeast Iowa Bandmasters' Association Honor Band Festival on Saturday, December 7. These students will perform in one of two 125-member select ensembles made up of high school ...

Survey results favor action on South Tama Middle School building

South Tama School District residents who answered an online survey offered from Oct. 28 - Nov. 8 favor the response "the middle school facility needs must be addressed now." A total of 508 responses were received, with just over 87 percent of the total saying they "strongly agree" or "agree" ...

South students find success at Thespian Festival

On Friday and Saturday, November 8 & 9, 28 members of South Tama's Thespian Troupe #1038 attended the Iowa Thespian Festival at the University of Northern Iowa. There are a number of successes to report.At the festival South Tama students performed Defying Gravity on the Main Stage ...

Tour Iowa Juvenile Home / State Training School for Girls

South Tama Superintendent Jared Smith calls for feedback at the end of a tour of the closed Iowa Juvenile Home / State Training School for Girls school and office area by community members and STC?school staff on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The facility is one suggested possibility to replace the Middle ...

Toledo Library hosts centerpiece demo Wednesday

Cheryl Bruene will present a winter centerpiece demonstation on Wednesday, Nov. 20 - at 5:30 p.m. at the Toledo Public Library, 206 E. High St.The event is free and open to all.Bruene is executive director of Tama County Extension and Outreach.

South Tama Rally at the Roundhouse is Friday night

Get a preseason look at the 2019-20 South Tama County Basketball Girls and Boys Basketball Teams Friday nigth starting at 6 p.m.The basketball teams will show off three challenges including a 3 Point Shooting contest, Dribble Pass, Shooting Obstacle Course and 30 second Shooting Challenge. Also ...

Save the date for local foods meeting

Are you interested in learning more about local foods in Tama County?Save the date to join us for this networking meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Iowa State University Extension & Outreach office in Toledo.The meeting is open to anyone interested (consumer, buyer, ...

Husak, Withrow to All-State

For the first time in 15 years South Tama is sending not only one but two students to the Iowa All State Music Festival. Katie Husak and Joseph Withrow will join Iowa's finest high school musicians for a concert on Saturday, November 23 at Hilton Collesium in Ames.Husak and Withrow auditioned ...

Shear Colbert Symposium – “What’s in Your Water, Iowa?”

MARSHALLTOWN - Marshalltown Community College is reviving the lecture series begun by long-serving history faculty, Dr. Tom Colbert. Colbert organized the Symposium in 1984 with the memorial funds for his predecessor, George Shear. Colbert continued to run the Symposium throughout his tenure, ...