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Education

Iowa Valley Board to consider bonds today

At what is listed as a board retreat, the Iowa Valley Community College District Board of Directors is scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 7, to discuss a proposed bond referendum.The final filing date for a school bond issue referendum for the Nov. 5 school election is Sept. ...

“Ghost Town” program Wednesday at Historical Society Museum in Toledo

The Tama County Historical Society will host a program about Tama County ghost towns on Wednesday, August 7, beginning at 7 p.m. in the genealogical library, 200 N. Broadway St, Toledo.Joyce Wiese, former long-time historical society president, has researched the often forgotten towns and ...

South Tama Class of 1969 holds 50th class reunion

The STC High School Class of l969 observed the 50th anniversary of their high school graduation on July 5th and 6th by attending the Toledo Stop Light celebration, having a tour of the updated high school building, enjoying a game of golf, and having a catered meal at the Reinig-Toledo ...

Toledo Public Library News

The Toledo Public Library is pleased to announce that the library has recently received State of Iowa Accreditation at a Tier 3 Level; the highest level possible through the State Library of Iowa. Of Iowa's 543 public libraries, 377 are accredited, including Toledo.The library is recognized ...

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 ...