Towa's low state aid sparks school funding debate
Towa ranks 48th of 50 in state aid, covering only 10.4 percent of school costs while the national average sits near 40. Delaware and Hawaii provide far more, and most states receive over twice what Iowa schools get. The piece questions student losses from consolidations and a push to control school operations.
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Towa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Delaware
Hawaii
Alaska
States
Iowa
Ottumwa Coliseum
Iowa Farm
William G. Cummings
Lpen
Moravia Looms Large In Small Town School Loss
A Bonaparte visit highlights how district reorganization pulls students to Harmony and drains local school life. Residents fear no girls basketball, fewer activities, and reduced community pride without a town high school and its traditions.
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Bonaparte
Harmony School
Farmington
Moravia
Harmony Girls
Hiattsville Social News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs Wayne McDanel hosts a weekend of guests including Miss Shirley Lindley of Des Moines and families of Lindley, Clark, Welch, Chandell, Long, and Pettibone. Attendees join Farm Bureau and W S C S events, with multiple calls and birthday celebrations noted. Roscoe Pennington improving, and a few visits to Ottumwa and Centerville referenced.
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Shirley Lindley
Des Moines
Max Lindley
Barbara
Kenneth
Wayne McDanel
Ernest Clark
Walter Clark
Earl Corporan
Burdette Welch
Centerville
John Murdy
Tom Pettibone
Don Pettibone
Jerry Pettibone
Mary Meadows
Knonville
Community Notes and Obituaries from Moravia Area
Local residents share hospital visits moves and welcomes as families relocate near Unionville and Moravia. Attendees at clubs and church events, plus travel for celebrations and weddings, fill a weekend of neighborhood activity, with mentions of students earning honors and community gatherings.
Vosburg Family Visits Read Like Local Social
Doris and Carel Christy spent the afternoon with Edith Cal at Vosburg. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Swift and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Callen visited, sharing social time in the row.
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Doris
Carel Christy
Edith Cal
Earl Swift
Gilbert Callen
Sunday Dinner Guests at Ross Stark Home
Afternoon callers were Mr and Mrs Vernon Burger Mrs Larry Walker and Mr and Mrs Cecil Morlan visiting the Ross Stark home alongside Sunday dinner guests.
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Ross Stark
Vernon Burger
Larry Walker
Cecil Morlan
Swift couple visits Argo in Centerville
Tie Haltoun home in Chariton. Mr and Mrs Earl Swift called on Blanche Argo at the Golden Age Manor in Centerville Tuesday. Mr and Mrs James Calhoun spent Friday afternoon in Oska Toga.
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Versa Miller
Keith
Unionville
Lyle Cloyed
Potts Farm
Cloyed
Clarence Whitehead
W.S.C.S
Moravia
Gene Huff
Delbert Calhoun
Elbert Perry
Miller
D. EB. Bishop
Mr. Bishop
Charles Jennings
Tammy
Todd
Marshalltown
Robert Jennings
Versal Miller
John
Max MecAnin
Hazel Hellyer
C.A
James Calhoun
Leon
Carol
Earl Swift
Chartea Hersbergers
Clair Long
Jeffrey
Earl Swifts
Lloyd Ammons
Ben Pickerells
Ottumwa
Methodist Church
Victor Zimmermen
Rex
Low Zimmermens
Fred Edwards
Earl Swit
Dick Browns
Shirley
Christian Church
Albia
Larry Derby
Emery Hiatt
Oskaloosa
Norris
Callen
Marvin
Win
Tie Haltoun
Chariton
Blanche Argo
Centerville
Oska- Toga
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Doehler Bros
Hiattsville
Jack Long
Vanessa Kay
Theo Miller
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W. C. Andersons
Larry Pfannebecker
Tracy and
Paul Witt
Hodney
Marvin Gardner
Erness Hiatt
Fay Cline
Herb Boblenz
Roscue Fenzington
Broomfield
Roscoe Pennington
Ted Wilson
Thee Miier
Ernest West
Claude Hawk
W. C. Anderson
Grace Anderson
Salem
Dick Brown
Wayne Christy
Jhome
Icel
Christy
Brad
Paul Jordan
Jim McAninch
Jimmie Sheldon
Clayton Sheldon
Linda
Beanna
Des Moinés
Thiraday
Fred Christy
Craig
Linda Sheldon
Addie Sheldon
Clarence
Byagnes More
John Kelley
Martha Crogs
Lena Eghert
John Besco
Melrose
Glen Egbert
Corydon
Russell Kelley
Martha Cross
Barbara Harrington
Metta Harrington
Marvin Morris
Lester Morris
Near. Darby
Harold Weidlein
Swisher
la Hue Morrison
Cedar Rapids
Iva Morrison
Earl Morrison
Gene Morrison
Morrison
C. C. Miller
Betty Barnhart
Lavonia
Lester Hopkins
Donald , Eilison
John Wills
Ted
Greenwood
Russell Alden
Howard Alden
Steven Burger
Minburn
Steven Patterson
Ankeny
Leona Burger
Franklin
Vosburg
Dickene
Coulson & Burton Insurance
Dr. L. den Hartog
Optemetrist
N. Main
Dia
Future Farmers of America Week
Future Farmers of America
Reed
Arthur Andrews
Mar
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Mvisic
Pionpere
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