DYSART – Just in time for Earth Day which took place this past Monday, Dysart’s Viola Irvine Nature Preserve received its long-awaited signage at both the Sherman and Maple street entrances. The urban woodland preserve located on the southeast side of town behind 310 Sherman Street, ...
TOLEDO – The Tama County Community Foundation (TCCF) held its grant awards celebration at Wieting Theatre in Toledo on April 11, announcing the distribution of $195,845 to 26 projects of organizations serving Tama County through its 2024 grant cycle. “It’s an honor for the Tama County ...
LA PORTE CITY – Union Community School District has tapped literacy coach Mary Peterson – a resident of Dunkerton who works for the Waterloo Community School District – to be the next La Porte City Elementary principal. During the Monday, April 15 school board meeting, Peterson’s ...
DYSART – The Dysart Development Corporation (DDC) will hold the organization’s annual meeting on April 30 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Dysart Community Building. Join the DDC Board Members as we discuss the previous fiscal year and what we’re planning for the year ahead. You will also be ...
LA PORTE CITY – Union Community Schools is thrilled to announce the expansion of our hydroponic plant production system, thanks to a generous grant from America’s Farmers Grow Communities, facilitated by the Bayer Fund on behalf of Al Shafbuch of Dysart. This exciting development allows ...
LA PORTE CITY – Adam Brehm, a senior at Union High School, was recently announced as a 2024 National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Brehm is one of only 15,000 seniors receiving the designation out of 1.3 million students who entered the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. Students enter ...
IRVINE PRAIRIE – Sometimes it takes more than a spark. Last Thursday, three plantings in the southeastern corner of Irvine Prairie located north of Dysart were subjected to a slower-than-usual prescribed burn thanks to a combination of challenging wind conditions, spotty fuel load, and ...
LA PORTE CITY - Union Community School District and the City of La Porte will soon share more than just a geographic location. During the Monday, April 1, special meeting of the Union Board of Education held at the high school, Superintendent John Howard shared that the La Porte City Council ...
A total solar eclipse was visible from the United States this past Monday, April 8. While Iowa was not in the path of totality which stretched from Texas to Maine in a narrow band, the state did experience somewhere between 70 to 85 percent of the eclipse depending on location. The peak ...