LA PORTE CITY – A ‘legend’ was recently inducted into the Union High School Hall of Fame – veteran and Class of 1998 alumnus Garrett H. Gingrich. As part of the boys wrestling quad held at the high school on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 – during which the Knights battled Don Bosco, East ...
IRVINE PRAIRIE – Under a pristinely blue winter sky and amid pleasantly brisk temperatures, local conservationist Cathy Irvine breathed new life into the mostly-forgotten New Year’s Day tradition of farmers checking fences and walking property lines by leading the newspaper on a ‘First ...
DYSART – As has become tradition, the Dysart Lions Club sponsored an annual Christmas lights contest. On Dec. 15, 2025, out-of-town judges picked the first, second, and third best displays in Dysart. Judges do the same in the neighboring town of Traer. The first place winner received $50; ...
DYSART – William “Bill” Zak made what he thought would be a simple stop for coffee and a quick check of his lottery tickets at a gas station in Vinton on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, while on his way to a pheasant hunt. He ended up leaving the store $1,000,004 richer. “I ...
Sean and Kim Dengler of Urbandale welcomed the birth of their first child, Asher James Dengler, on December 22. He was born at Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines. Asher came into the world weighing 8 lbs, 7.8 oz while measuring 21 inches. Grandparents are Jim (James) and Linda Hale of ...
DYSART – “We have the best folks here in Dysart and Tama County, I truly mean that,” Dysart Police Officer Jeremy Stenda posted to social media shortly before Christmas following his department’s successful 9th annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ event that took place on Thursday, Dec. 18, ...
DYSART – On Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, newly-elected Dysart City Councilor Lydia Goken along with incumbent councilors Jenn Alpers and Steven Stoner all took the oath of office as administered by Mayor Tim Glenn. The council had three At-Large seats on the ballot as part of the Nov. 4, 2025 ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District has received a High Performing designation on the Iowa Department of Education’s 2025 School Performance Profile. The district earned a score of 72.69 points, well above the state average of 63.28 points, and met or exceeded the state ...
DYSART – The Dysart Chamber of Commerce recently cut another ribbon on a new downtown business – AB Customs, a kitchen and bath fabrication shop owned and operated by Union Class of 1999 alumnus Adam Bergmeier and his family. On Saturday, Dec. 6, AB Customs held a combination open house ...
DYSART – Christmas carols ‘past, present and future’ will soon fill the air at Zion Lutheran Church. Tama County native and North Tama High School Class of 2004 graduate Christopher Arp will play a solo organ concert entitled “Mirth, Majesty, and Marley: Christmas Carols Past, Present ...