TAMA COUNTY – Tama County Sheriff Casey Schmidt is ready to go big — really big — for area students. “I want this to be a completely over-the-top, special, make-a-big-deal-about-this award ceremony. Hopefully leave an impact on the kids,” Sheriff Schmidt told the newspaper earlier ...
WATERLOO – Hawkeye Community College is holding a series of Instant Enrollment Days for anyone interested in beginning college classes this fall. The first one is Tuesday, July 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Hawkeye Center on Hawkeye’s Main Campus, 1501 E. Orange Rd, Waterloo, Iowa. During ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Owen Bovenmyer of Garwin was recently named to Mount Mercy University's Spring 2026 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List.
REINBECK – The Reinbeck Class of 1966 held their 60th reunion Saturday, July 4, 2026, at BarLea Roots. Fifteen class members attended. Pictured back row from left: Clay Claussen, John Creswell, Jeff Frier, Bob Bowen, Lynn Heithoff, Phil Block, Craig Bern, and Greg Brandt. Front row from left: ...
AMES – The following local students were named to the President's List at Iowa State University. Students achieving this prestigious designation have maintained a 4.0 GPA for two consecutive semesters. -Garwin: Moriah Rachel Groth, Communication Studies, B.A. -Gladbrook: Emma Grace ...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – National History Day (NHD) in Iowa is proud to announce that Ann Jackson, a teacher at B.R. Miller Middle School in Marshalltown and a rural Garwin resident, has been named one of two recipients of the 2026 National History Day Teacher of the Year Award. Jackson was ...
AMES – Members of the Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team (MIYBT) participated in the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA) Next Gen Day on Monday, June 15, in Ames. They spent the day learning how the ICA develops policy and how laws are made, they heard from legislators, met industry professionals, ...
AMES – More than 11,200 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2026 spring semester Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must earn a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum ...
REINBECK – Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School parents will receive registration information for the 2026-2027 school year via email around July 15, 2026. This packet will include information on how to register school-aged children. For the 2026-2027 school year, parents may register online, ...
IOWA – Nearly 79% of students who used Iowa’s funding program for K-12 private schools were “already projected” to attend private schools, according to a report released Wednesday, June 17, 2026, by Iowa Auditor Rob Sand. The Iowa Department of Education called the report a “policy ...