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Education

Area students on University of Iowa Spring Dean’s List

The following area students were among those on the 2018 spring Dean's List at the Uinversity of Iowa in Iowa City:Tama- Abigail Jane EvansToledo- McKenna Jean KnockMontour- Megan Jean McCraryChelsea- Matthew Joseph Breja

South Tama School Board approves bids, travel expense policy

South Tama School Board members approved several items all on voice votes during a special session on Monday evening, Aug 6. The measures include:approving third reading of a board policy concerning travel expenses incurred by district employees. Registration, transportation and lodging must be ...

Touring the Evenig Skies

Well, the shortest night is behind us now and it's finally getting dark enough to get in a little stargazing and still get to bet at a fairly reasonable hour, well before midnight, anyway. We have enjoyed a July with quite a few good, clear nights, which means for the past several weeks, I have ...

Ryan on Dean’s List

ORANGE CITY- Kristy Ryan, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, has earned a spot on the Academic Dean's List for the spring 2018 semester.The Dean's List is comprised of students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or above while carrying a minimum of 12 ...

Fresh Conversations: Senior Program at Tama Center

Join the local Fresh Conversations program -this month's topic - "Moving Blood Sugar Lower"- at the Tama Meskwaki Celebration Assembly of God, 900 East 5th St., Tama, on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 11:30 a.m.The program, sponsored by Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, is free to attend. New members ...

Join the search for Iowa’s endangered bumble bee

Did you know that Iowa is home to the endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis)? Named after the rusty patch centrally located on the backs of workers and males, but not queens, the rusty patched bumble bee once occupied grasslands and tallgrass prairies in the Upper Midwest and ...

Kacee Hamor visits friend in Spain- Was exchange student in Hamor’s home

For graduation, Kacee Hamor received a very special gift, a month long vacation to Spain. Hamor's family hosted international student Laura Fernandez-Garcia, who is from Spain, at South Tama during the 2016-17 school year. The two girls had not seen each other since Fernandez-Garcia's departure ...

Successful Otter Creek Kids Camp

Iowa Valley Continuing Education ??is continuing its goals to reach out to local communities and provide what they need and want most. On Thursday, July 12, IVCE offered the first Otter Creek Kids Camp in Toledo. The one-day camp was a huge success, with 45 children participating.Classes ...

Toledo High School Class of 1959 reunion

The 1959 graduates of Toledo High School held a reunion on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel convention center, with ten classmates attending. The reunion was titled "Class of 59, 59 Years Later."The Class of 1959 had 57 members graduating. Since graduation, 13 members of ...

Czech Heritage tonight – Wednesday, Aug. 1- in Toledo

The Tama County Historical Society will host artist and Czech cultural practitioner Sonya Darrow for a multimedia presentation on Czech-American heritage and traditions tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 1, at 7 p.m. The presentation will take place across the street from the museum in the First ...