DYSART – The Dysart Garden Club recently named Kathi Keidel’s perennial filled flower beds on Park Street as the club’s ‘Blue Ribbon Flowers of the Month’ for July. “I’ve been a gardener my whole life. My grandma kind of got me hooked,” Keidel said last week while taking the ...
LA PORTE CITY - The Union Community School District Board of Education has selected a project proposal to make significant improvements across all district schools if a bond referendum is approved on November 5, 2024. The decision follows over two years of facility planning by the board and ...
DYSART – The weather was truly spectacular last Thursday at mid-morning for Dysart’s annual Lions Club Grand Parade held in celebration of Independence Day – temperatures topped out in the upper 70s and the sun mostly shone amid a smattering of clouds and the occasional sprinkle. ...
IOWA CITY – In May, more than 6,500 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received their degrees. The 2024 spring semester graduates have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their academic goals. For example, Abbi Shekleton always knew she wanted to be ...
CEDAR RAPIDS Ñ The following students were named to Mount Mercy University's Spring 2024 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List. Area students include: ...
DYSART – The Dysart Garden Club recently named Penny Stoakes’ colorful, abundant well-kept flowers as the club’s Blue Ribbon Flowers of the Month for June. The monthly designation is a new undertaking of the local club which first started meeting in 2000. “Everybody has a ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union school board is currently considering placing a bond referendum before voters this coming November. During the Monday, June 17, regular board meeting, representatives from both Denovo Construction and the financial firm Piper Sandler presented several options ...
DYSART – The booming sound of construction equipment could be heard across Dysart last Thursday afternoon as contractors with Hatch Grading & Contracting, Inc. got to work tearing apart much of the old Dysart-Geneseo Elementary playground equipment following the school’s successful ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – The following student(s) graduated from Mount Mercy University in May. Congratulations! -Natalie Tecklenburg of Dysart: Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude -Katie Kopriva of Traer: Bachelor of Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude
CEDAR FALLS – Congratulations to the following local spring 2024 graduates of the University of Northern Iowa! -Jaydee Thiessen of Chelsea: Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education -Samantha Glenn of Dysart: Bachelor of Arts, Marketing – Advertising and Digital Media -Rachel Hellman of ...