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Education

GMG hires Meskwaki principal Clyde Tarrence to lead Secondary

GARWIN - GMG didn't have to look far to find its next principal. During the Monday, May 13, meeting of the Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) Board of Education held at the elementary school, the board approved as part of the consent agenda the hiring of Clyde Tarrence as the district’s new ...

Area high school students earn MCC degree before high school diploma!

MARSHALLTOWN – It’s not often that a high school student will earn a college degree before receiving his/her high school diploma, but several area seniors are on track to do just that. Earning your high school diploma may seem like a common accomplishment. The fact that such a high ...

​​Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team members earn scholarships

Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team (MIYBT) members including Olivia Hanson (Union High School), Ryan Hosek (North Tama High School), William Kroneman (Benton Community High School), Kaylynn Murty (South Tama High School), and Adelynn Sienknecht (North Tama High School) each recently earned a $2,000 Iowa ...

Roegner achieves spring 2024 Dean’s List at Belmont University

NASHVILLE - Annaliese Roegner, of Gladbrook, was named among the students who qualified for Belmont University's spring 2024 Dean's List. Approximately 44% of the University's 7,338 undergraduate students qualified for the spring 2024 Dean's List. Dean's List eligibility is based on a minimum ...

Montour School graduates to celebrate 137th anniversary – all are welcome

MONTOUR – Graduates of the Montour School will be celebrating their 137th Anniversary on Saturday, May 25 at the Montour Community Center. The first graduating class in 1881 had only two students, Nelle Blake and Gertrude Poyneer. All graduates, as well as anyone interested in the Montour ...

Murty and Mussig earn ‘Borlaug Scholar’ status

AMES – Green Mountain-Garwin students Rhianna Murty (sophomore) and Anna Mussig (junior) recently attended the 13th annual World Food Prize Iowa Youth Institute (IYI) in Ames where they were among the 277 students representing 89 Iowa high schools who gathered with 85 Iowa State University ...

Ready to work

DES MOINES — While most people tend to associate “Signing Day” with standout football and basketball players who choose between a number of elite colleges in deciding where they will further their academic and athletic careers, the concept is no longer exclusive to those who excel in ...