GARWIN — The Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) Community School District — and by extension the rural Tama County community of Garwin — closed out 2024 on a high note with the successful passage of a $12.3 million bond referendum in November. As the district now looks ahead to utilizing bond ...
With 255 students in three-year-old preschool through sixth grade, St. Francis Catholic School in Marshalltown continues to see strong growth in enrollment, and a new leader, Principal Julie Graber, has taken the reins within the last year. This year’s theme for students is “Rise Up,” ...
TOLEDO — Since publicly declaring just over a year ago their intentions to open an accredited K-8 private, Christian school in the Tama-Toledo area in time for the 2025-26 school year, board members for the non-profit Tama-Toledo Christian School (TTCS) have worked with great purpose to make ...
After residents approved the November vote for $57 million in general obligation bonds, work moved forward to expand, renovate and rebuild the middle school. The remaining $49 million of the $106 million project will be paid for with the SAVE (Secure an Advanced Vision for Education) ...
Older brothers have inspired younger brothers and siblings towards countless career paths. However, for retiring Marshalltown Police Chief Mike Tupper, 55, his younger brother Jeff of Dubuque motivated him to pursue a career in law enforcement. “Jeff was — and still is — a member of ...
Kelly Schott has been named the new general manager at Riverside Cemetery. She brings to the job experience working in museums and in the field of environmental management. She assumed duties on January 27 after a three-month search that entailed reviewing more than 50 applications. “The ...