There’s a major infrastructure project aimed at improving pedestrian safety and connectivity within the community coming to fruition. The Safe Routes to School Grant project seeks to address longstanding concerns about unsafe crossings, incomplete sidewalks, and limited designated walking ...
Painting the walls of the halls of STC Elementary this month is the boundless creativity of its students. In paper and paint and other mediums galore, the art projects curated by teacher Rachel Asche display delightful works from all grade levels within the building. Each grade level ...
ALAMOSA, Colo. — Kyle Chyma, of Toledo, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adams State University, Alamosa, Colo., during the Fall 2024 Commencement Ceremony on Dec. 14, 2024. Chyma received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/General Business.
Coming out of Monday’s South Tama County board meeting, one thing was clear: the resignation of high school Physical Education teacher Nathan Van Dyke was felt throughout the whole district. Van Dyke, the longtime boys wrestling coach and an STC alum himself, was a state champion wrestler ...
TRAER – Tama County Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) announces its 52nd event: “Into the Wild: Safe Mushroom Foraging.” The event will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at Traer Public Library’s Kupka Cultural Center, 531 Second Street. Registration and dessert will begin at 6:30 p.m. with ...
CLUTIER – The Clutier High School Alumni Association will hold its annual banquet on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Clutier Legion Hall. Social hour will begin at 4 p.m., with dinner following at 6 p.m. BYOB. Honored classes this year include 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985 and ...
TAMA — Congratulations to Josey Wacha of rural Tama. Wacha is this year's recipient of Tama Soil & Water Conservation District's $1,000 High School Scholarship and is the daughter of Bryan and Angela Wacha. She is finishing her senior year at South Tama County High School before heading ...
When you walk into the South Tama County High School, many things are there to greet you, often an art gallery. A table just outside the main office holds several pieces of student artwork on display for people to admire. This month's gallery of glorious art sits on the shoulders of two ...
DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Education and the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council recently announced six teachers as the 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipients during a ceremony at the Iowa State Capitol. Each awardee represents one of Iowa’s six STEM regions. The annual ...
The first time South Tama County (STC) High School Speech Coach Dixie Forcht saw a cut of the short film five of her students filmed inside a shop that was once the Sheda’s Fur Trading plant in Chelsea near her home, she had an admittedly visceral reaction. For one, she watched her son Ryden, ...