Category Archives: Schools

Apr 13

AHSTW staying AHSTW after consolidation

Posted on Monday, April 13, 2015, at 10:22 AM by Jeff

A proposed consolidation of the AHST and Walnut school districts next year would result in … the AHSTW school district, the Council Bluffs Nonpareil reported last month. The new district, which would erase one of the straighter boundaries out there … Continue reading →

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Apr 11

Prescott school district will cease to exist

Posted on Saturday, April 11, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The vote in is, reports the Creston News-Advertiser, and by a slim margin, the Prescott school district will be absorbed into the Creston school district. Voter turnout was in the mid-single-digit percentages. Consolidation will not be official for a while, … Continue reading →

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Apr 10

Aug. 23 set as hard start date for schools

Posted on Friday, April 10, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

After months of debate, the Iowa Legislature agreed that school should be allowed to start a full week to 10 days earlier than spelled out in current law, which is what should have been done all along. An Aug. 23 … Continue reading →

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Mar 25

Hamburg, Farragut must seal off old buildings

Posted on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa Department of Education earlier this month gave the individual Farragut and Hamburg school districts “conditional accreditation”, meaning that there will not be any forced dissolution, at least for another year. KMA stories: Farragut, Hamburg. However, it appears that at … Continue reading →

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Mar 23

Howard-Winneshiek, Riceville drop hammers on each other

Posted on Monday, March 23, 2015, at 10:11 AM by Jeff

Last month, the Howard-Winneshiek school board abruptly ended its agreement to let Riceville pick up open-enrolled students near the school district boundary, and a week afterward Riceville reciprocated, the Waterloo Courier reports. Now open-enrolled students will have to find their … Continue reading →

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Mar 11

Lime Springs loses school, newspaper at same time

Posted on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at 10:06 AM by Jeff

May 19, 2004: The naked pole for the west end of former IA 157 west of Lime Springs. I shouldn’t need to use a metaphorical clue-bat here. The last posts at the Lime Springs Herald‘s online news site, dated Jan. … Continue reading →

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Mar 02

Private schools make up half of 2A girls’ state basketball field

Posted on Monday, March 2, 2015, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

Four private schools in Class 2A, including defending champion Iowa City Regina, made the 2015 Iowa state girls’ basketball tournament. All but one of those games are today, following Class 1A in the morning and afternoon. (Colo-NESCO tipped off against … Continue reading →

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Feb 27

Gladbrook Elementary School closing

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

November 17, 1996: Cropped video frame from Tama County 4H Awards Program. The gym floor was replaced in summer 1997 or summer 1998. Tama County’s fifth-largest town has lost its school. The Gladbrook-Reinbeck school board voted Wednesday night to close … Continue reading →

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Feb 25

Luther school demolished

Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

April 16, 2014: The Luther school building at the intersection of IA 17 and E57 opened in September 1916. The Luther school building, which had fallen into disrepair after its closure in 1972, was torn down Feb. 13 and 16, reports … Continue reading →

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Feb 20

Van Buren, Harmony talk sharing

Posted on Friday, February 20, 2015, at 10:01 AM by Jeff

September 10, 2010: Cornerstone of the Bonaparte school building. Note centennial coming up. The Harmony school district in southeast Iowa, a very early runner among non-geographic names, is exploring whole-grade sharing with Van Buren. KTVO had a story earlier this … Continue reading →

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