DYSART – Students in the Union Community School District put their best foot forward this past Monday, Aug. 25, on what was the first day of the 2025-26 school year. And as he has every year since beginning in the fall of 2022, Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School Principal Derek Weber ...
VAN HORNE – Democratic State Auditor and gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand’s popularity across the political spectrum is hard to ignore these days as he chips away at visiting all 99 of Iowa’s counties – including Lee’s two county seats, Fort Madison and Keokuk – as part of his 100 ...
DYSART – It’s everything sugar, spice, and savory in the former LB’s Pizza space. On Saturday, Aug. 16, Main Street Dysart’s newest business, Sugar & Spice Eatery and Sweets held its grand opening and ribbon cutting in the former home of LB’s Pizza at 312 Main Street. ...
TOLEDO – Following her first-degree murder conviction last month, Karina Sue Cooper’s sentencing hearing has been pushed back. Karina Cooper, now 48, was arrested and charged on Feb. 19, 2024, with first-degree murder in connection with her husband Ryan Cooper’s death following a more ...
LA PORTE CITY – On Wednesday, Aug. 13, the Union Community School District celebrated the district’s newest educators including elementary music teacher Denali Jacobson (second from left), high school science teacher Madison McKenna (center), and high school band teacher Levi Temple (second ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District has launched a new website at www.uknighted4u.org to provide residents with information about the $18.5 million general obligation bond referendum on the November 4, 2025 ballot. The site includes information about the district’s ...
September will be an exciting month in the sky. For the first time in several months, there will be a bright planet in the evening to observe. Saturn will rise in the east before it is fully dark and pass through the southern sky during the night. It will be the only bright object in this dark ...
DYSART – There’s a secret to Kathleen Hamilton’s impatiens success and she’s got no qualms sharing it as Dysart Garden Club’s August pick for the Blue Ribbon Flowers of the Month. “The secret is Shake ‘n Feed Miracle-Gro,” Hamilton said on Sunday, Aug. 17, as she stood on ...
DYSART – It seems there’s no slowing down for farmer Dennis Kersten of rural Dysart. Kersten, a Geneseo Class of 1964 alum, celebrated turning 80 this past April by cycling exactly 80 miles across RAGRBAI’s fifth and sixth days – logging 50 miles between Iowa Falls and Cedar Falls on ...
TOLEDO – From fishing poles to paintbrushes, LEGOs to recipes, Tama County 4-H offered a whirlwind of summer adventures that brought youth together for hands-on learning, laughter, and leadership. Thank you to the youth and partners who participated! This year’s lineup of camps and ...