Costs of operation of the South Tama School District during fiscal year 2017-18 increased 1.28 percent over the previous 2016-17 year in the audit report released by Nolte, Cornman and Johnson, PC?CPAs, of Newton, last week. Both years were prepared by the same firm.Revenues were up 2.55 ...

Spring is in the air and it is time for the South Tama County FFA Annual Plant Sale!The South Tama County FFA, Plant Science and Horticulture classes have put in countless hours in the high school greenhouse to prepare a variety of different vegetables, annuals, and perennials for you!You can ...

High school students from South Tama, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Green Mountain-Garwin and North Tama were on hand at the county seat in Toledo for the 65th annual Tama County Government Day.A total of 116 students took part this year.Students get a close-up look at the offices and functions of local, ...

Aschan Callipoe, South Tama 1st grade student, tries her hand at the 4-H exhibit at the South Tama STEP?Festival on Sunday, April 7. She is assisted by her parents, Jason and Jannae and Toledo Tech 4-H member Maisie Lacina.

In Iowa, where three-quarters of the state's 544 public libraries serve communities with fewer than 2,500 residents, there is a new initiative to support creative aging in rural areas. Iowa Arts Learning in Libraries is a collaborative effort of the State Library of Iowa and the Iowa Arts ...

Belle Werner, 5th grader at STC Middle School won 2nd prize in the 2019 Camp Creamery Character Roundup contest with her story of "What a Weasel."The contest sponsored by the Old Creamery Theater was open to all schools in the state of Iowa. The guidelines for the contest were to write a story ...

The Meskwaki Prom scheduled for Saturday, April 20, has been postponed to May 4. Watch for an update on plans when they become available.The Meskwaki High School Prom Court for 2019 is Kallie Roberts, Marley Whitefish, MaryBelle Armajo, Tori Lasley, Tate' Bear, Noah Seymour, Ezra Seymour and ...

The South Tama County Prom Committee gathered for a group photo before the Grand March on Saturday, April 13. The Prom Committee chose the 2019 Prom theme Rustic Romance. They also did all the decorating for the dance at the Toledo Reinig Center.Pictured are front row, from left: Raelynn ...

A new chancellor to replace the retiring Christopher Duree is expected to be named this afternoon, Wednesday, April 17, by the Iowa Valley Community College District Board of Directors at the Administration Board Room in Marshalltown.A closed session begins at 4 p.m. which is allowed under Iowa ...

South Tama County's Mariana Fonseca and Gabe Babinat were crowned Prom Queen and King at the annual Prom Grand March on Saturday, April 13. Fonseca and Babinat were selected to the prom court along with eight other candidates. Queen and King were then voted on by the junior and senior classes. ...