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Education

Two from Tama have Iowa Lakes Spring 2019 top honors

ESTHERVILLE- Valerie Newhouse, President of Iowa Lakes Community College, has released the spring honors list of full-time students (12 credits or more) who have demonstrated academic excellence by earning a grade point average of 3.25 (based on a 4.00) or higher.Spring semester students who ...

Stuff the Bus campaign revs up for school year

School supplies for South Tama school students are now being collected at 17 locations in Tama and Toledo. Lindsay Schumacher is again heading up the campaign which puts together supplies which are made available to all students needing the items and providing classroom supplies as well.Among ...

Mitch Thede graduates, is on Dean’s List

Mitch Thede recently graduated from Simpson College with a degree in Accounting. Thede also earned Dean's List honors for the 2019 spring semester, the college recently announced. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.70 for the semester.

Update: Local committee begins review of South Tama facilities study

About 30 members of the 41-member South Tama Schools Facility Committee met on June 17 to begin reviewing the recently completed study of school district property Superintendent Jared Smith told The Chronicle. The 10-part evaluation of the district's four school buildings, their property and ...

Wieting Theatre’s 7th Annual Camp Creamery underway

The Wieting Theatre Guild and the Old Creamery Theatre Company are excited to give 60 area children age seven and older the opportunity to learn theatre skills and perform for their families, friends and neighbors. These kids will have the opportunity to learn skills such as being comfortable ...

Kids go on “Journey Into Space” at Toledo Library

The Toledo Public Library took our young patrons on a journey into space with this year's "A Universe of Stories" summer reading theme. There we met a group of friendly aliens who took us on a tour of outer space.We met the aliens from Claire Freeman's book "Aliens Love Underpants" and "The ...

Pillowcase Project set for Aug. 6 at Toledo Library

Kids will be able to learn about fire and tornado safety and what to do in the case of an emergency at "The Pillowcase Project" on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at the Toledo Public Library.The American Red Cross program provides a pillowcase and workbook.Registration is limited to students in grades ...

$430,000 Jobs Training is approved for Swift/JBS

The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors approved a $430,000 Industrial New Jobs Training Agreement with Swift Pork Company/JBS when it met July 10 in Marshalltown.The opportunity for the training agreement was uniquely provided by the Iowa Legislature (in its ...

Nurse Aide Phase 1 or 75-Hour course starting soon

MARSHALLTOWN The Nurse Aide Phase 1 or 75-Hour Nurse Aide class will be offered in Marshalltown beginning Thursday, July 25, with mandatory orientation from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. This class educates students in the basic level of knowledge and the demonstration of skills needed to provide safe, ...

South Tama School Board acts on annual appointments, personnel

Mary Boege, South Tama Schools business manager, was reappointed to the board secretary - treasurer post during the school board's regular meeting on Monday, July 8. Present were Board President Penny Tyynismaa, and members Alan Kline and Mandy Lekin with Ron Houghton and Jackie Dvorak ...