Antique and vintage lovers will notice a new shop on Main Street open for business called Rust and Roses, providing another personal touch to Dysart from upcycled items, clothes and home decor.Rust and Roses is owned and operated by Heather Mennenga, a longtime Dysart resident who's operated ...
The North Tama Redhawks volleyball team achieved its best season in school history in 2017, finishing with a school-record 29 wins and punching their ticket to the State Tournament for the first time ever. With expectations abound in 2018, the Redhawks will compete to return to Cedar Rapids for ...
School is back in session with faces both familiar and new to the students and Union community. Get to know a little more about these new teachers and what brought them to the school district.Dana BentonHometown: FremontNumbers of years teaching: 10 year teaching, five years subbingCollege and ...
Logan LoftusHometown: MarengoNumbers of years teaching: First year teachingCollege and degree: William Penn University, Secondary Education with emphasis in technology, K-12 Health CertificationClasses you'll be teaching: Industrial Tech at Union High SchoolMarried/Kids: SingleHobbies: Hunting, ...
Head Coach: Brian Jesse2017 Record: 19-18 (L in Districts to West Delaware)After a tremendous 40-5 season in 2016, the 2017 Union Knights Volleyball team found themselves down six seniors and looking to young members of their roster to fill voids left behind. Another year later, 2018, and the ...
After more than a year of careful planning and fundraising, the Little Knights Learning Center opened as a daycare provider for infants through grade school children this past week under the careful eye of Mackenzie Derby, the Director of the daycare."I've known that Dysart has needed this for ...
Head Coach Joe Hadachek2017 Record 8-4 (L to Williamsburg at State)Very few people outside of the Union coaching staff had high expectations for the Union football program in 2017, let alone returning to the UNI Dome after 2016's State Finalist team made some noise in 2A. The Knights will ...
Head Coach Katey HolbachDespite only three varsity runners out for the North Tama boys and girls cross country teams each, the Redhawks will aim to medal their runners individually and build the program back up through the upcoming years.On the lady's side, returning letterwinners Molly Kvidera ...
Head Coach Justin Parson. Managers Natalie Tecklenburg, Kaylin BrustkernAfter a rebuilding season last year and getting their numbers back up, Union cross country looks to push forward and compete in 2018 with both the boys and girls teams."We made progress last season," 12th year head coach ...
Beloved children's storybook character Winnie Pooh hit the big screen in the new Disney movie "Christopher Robin" this last week, and Dysart's own Chrissy Taylor was among the first to see it at the Red Carpet World Premiere in Burbank, CA on Monday, July 30."I've had the opportunity to work ...