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Iowa Central Community College: Building for the future

Hard hats and work trucks have been a common sight around Iowa Central Community College facilities in the last few years. About $40 million worth of work on college facilities has been completed in roughly three and a half years. On the Fort Dodge campus, the most striking of those ...

Iowa Central Community College: Serving students

EAGLE GROVE — Iowa Central Community College’s North Central Regional Center — NCRC — has been serving students in the broader community since 2014. Located at 216 S. Park Drive in Eagle Grove, the site housed an Iowa Army National Guard unit for more than 50 years. In 2014, the ...

St. Edmond hires new principal

St. Edmond Catholic School hired a new principal in 2024 to lead its sixth through 12th grade classes. Maurice (Maury) Ruble began his tenure with the school on July 1, 2024. He previously served as a middle school and high school principal within the Ogden Community School District. “I ...

Fort Dodge welcomes St. Edmond band students

Through collaboration with Fort Dodge Community School District and St. Edmond Catholic School, Gael band students joined Fort Dodge’s All-American Marching Band last fall “We are so excited about them coming to play at halftime of our Homecoming game,” said St. Edmond Activities Director David Flattery last fall. “Brandon Ruffridge reached out and put me in touch with Al Paulson about coordinating the (Homecoming) show. Laura Klein-Ferry (assistant band director and color guard coach) has also been in touch with us. “Football and marching band go hand and hand and ... ...

Southeast Valley Community School District: Real-world opportunities

GOWRIE — Some Southeast Valley High School students got out of the classroom and into the greenhouse last fall. The Southeast Valley Community School District recently purchased the former Foxtail Floral greenhouse along with an attached retail shop and home to give students hands-on, ...

East Sac County Elementary School: Better play leads to better learning

SAC CITY — East Sac County Elementary School’s playground received a much-needed reboot for the district’s preschool through sixth-grade students in the past year. “It’s been over 30 years since the playground has been renovated,” said Julie Clayton, who is a member of the ...