4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (184+ words) Oelwein High School class of 2026 graduate Ella Kisner has dreams of becoming a doctor when she graduates this May. Ella, daughter of Ryan and Tara Kisner and sister of Kailynn, will be attending either Hawkeye Community College or NICC to…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1009+ words) Young brother and sister counting change on floor at home On a recent Tuesday, I stood inside a bank storefront and talked to seventh graders about how to save money, why we save and how to evaluate banking options. It…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (434+ words) A new partnership between Waverly Child Care & Preschool and the Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District will begin the 2026-27 school year. Beginning with the 202627 school year, families in the Waverly-Shell Rock community will have expanded early learning options in one convenient…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (485+ words) Tara Ketoff is in her 32nd year teaching many music abilities to Oelwein's many little Huskies at the elementary level. Wings Park music teacher Tara Ketoff said there truly isn't any other place she'd rather be spending her days. After 32 years…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (746+ words) From playing teacher to becoming a teacher, Christine Troyer of North Ridge Elementary School reflects on 27 years in the classroom and the joy of watching young students grow. "I always wanted to be a teacher," Troyer said. "I enjoy helping…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (235+ words) ATKINS " First graders recently completed a Valentine's-themed heart giraffe project! We did a step-by-step guided drawing together, and then students chose their own colors for their giraffes. Each giraffe had heart-shaped spots, and students added red hearts around their drawings…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (725+ words) On March 6, Shell Rock Elementary School hosted its second High-Five Friday, where six members of the W-SR Community Schools Foundation energized students by giving them high-fives before school. In January, Kindness Club made bookmarks and stuck them in many books…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (626+ words) Peter Chenal, from France, is enjoying his foreign exchange student experience at Oelwein High School. He hopes to one day come back to the States and experience more things. Peter got the whole high school experience in the sports realm…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (210+ words) From Novel to Real Life: Deafinitely Dogs Visit'Community Newspaper Group ENGLISH-LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHERVAN HORNE " Each semester, seventh grade students read a whole class novel by April Henry The main character in the novel uses a guide dog and students are…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (354+ words) stressed female restaurant manager worried about her business due to crisis of Covid-19 pandemix All these factors " and others " are shaping the U.S. job market right now, says Elizabeth Renter, NerdWallet's senior economist. They're also making finding a new job more…...