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Hawkeye Community College announces December 2024 graduates

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WATERLOO — The following are Hawkeye Community College fall semester graduates and their programs of study. Graduates are listed in alphabetical order by hometown. Allison Thomazin, of Chelsea, Associate of Applied Science, Associate Degree of Nursing, Honors Alyssa Lincoln, of Tama, ...

554 Wartburg students named to Fall Term Dean’s List

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WAVERLY — Wartburg College has recognized 554 students who were named to the 2024 Fall Term Dean's List. Those honored from the area include: Shelby Bovenmyer, of Garwin; and Jamie Jacobs, of Traer. The list honors students who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above in at least four ...

Beekeeping Classes to begin at the Environmental Learning Center

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OSKALOOSA — Aspiring beekeepers and nature enthusiasts are invited to join Beginning Beekeeping Classes at the Environmental Learning Center, located at 2342 Hwy. 92, Oskaloosa. These hands-on classes, sponsored by the Iowa Honey Producers Association and the Mahaska County Conservation ...

A downtown anchor

Business

TOLEDO — Back in 2022, the nonprofit Toledo Economic Development corporation stepped in to purchase a pair of historic but deteriorating downtown buildings that had once housed the Horbach Furniture store for around three decades. Now, with the help of some major state and local grants, ...

Winds of change

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TOLEDO – The winds of change are sweeping through Tama County government. It has been roughly three years since members of the local coalition Tama County Against Turbines (TCAT) first started asking the then three-member Tama County Board of Supervisors to enact a moratorium on commercial ...

Tama County Conservation seeks new board member

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OTTER CREEK – Tama County Conservation not only needs a new naturalist following last month’s termination of Raina Genaw, the department is now also on the hunt for a new board member. During the Wednesday, Jan. 8 regular meeting of the Tama County Board of Conservation held at Otter ...

Cain proposes administrative switch at school board meeting

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After exactly a month from the last meeting, the STC School Board had plenty to get to on Monday night. High school assistant principal Amy Karg’s resignation was approved for the end of the 2024-2025 school year. This is Karg’s third year as assistant principal with the district. ...

Swaying into the Livestream

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TOLEDO - Citizens awoke Monday to a winter morning covered in frost. Braving the chilly air in knit caps and mittens, the usual group made their way to the week's supervisors meeting. The public comment time kicked off the meeting with last week's wind moratorium being the main subject. A ...