This is my sixth and final week for talking about our school system and what I've learned as a board member. This week is about our academics. This is the main reason I ran for this position of school board in the first place. For many years I have asked a lot of people in our school system ...

This week is number 5 of a 6 week series I am writing to update our STC community about what I've learned so far as a school board member. This week is about Activities and Athletics. Let me start off by talking about the huge benefit students have when participating in extracurricular ...

This is Week 4 of a 6-part series. I am writing about what I’ve learned so far as a STC school board member. This week I am talking about our district's budget and finance. I feel one of the biggest roles of the board is viewing and passing a certified budget. It is due to the state ...

This is week #3 of a 6-week series. Our STC school district update this week is about day-to-day operations. There are a lot of moving parts to this week that all happen in unison. Here is a short list of this weeks topics. Transportation, lunch program, and personnel. Other key day-to-day ...

Phishing scams have become really sneaky these days. They're these cyber attacks that try to trick people into giving away their personal info like passwords, credit card numbers, or even their social security numbers. The scammers use all sorts of tricks to pull off these scams. They pretend ...

This week is part 2 of a 6 part series I’m writing to inform our school district of things I’ve learned so far as a school board member. This week I'm writing about construction of the new middle school at the old juvenile home. The $30 million project helped to solve the community problem ...

This is the first in a series of articles I am writing to update you on what the school board has been working on since the first of the year. Let me start off by saying, as a new school board member, there has been and continues to be a lot for me to learn. There are many areas of the daily ...

To all of Tama County, I want to express my heartfelt THANK YOU! It was on July 3, 2023, that I started this campaign with the goal of becoming the next Tama County Sheriff, and what an incredible journey it has been! I am truly grateful for the words of encouragement and amazing support I have ...

Tama County Community, My name is Lucas Dvorak and I am running to be the next Tama County Sheriff. During this campaign, I have learned a lot about myself. One thing being is I am not a politician. I was told by a retired coworker that I struggle to talk about myself. My response was I ...

Tuesday, June 4 is primary day here in Iowa. Have you made your plan to vote? Primary elections might seem like they’re not all that exciting, especially if there aren’t any contested races in your area, but it is so important that you show up and support your favored candidates because ...