RURAL DYSART – Join the Tallgrass Prairie Center and Cathy Irvine for evening strolls at Irvine Prairie (1174 55th St., Dysart) on the fourth Mondays of the month. Come enjoy the prairie with neighbors and friends — all ages welcome! Throughout the season we will be joined by partners ...
WATERLOO – The following are Hawkeye Community College Spring 2026 graduates from the local area. –Lucas Albertsen; Dysart; Intermediate Manufacturing Welding: GMAW, SMAW, FCAW and Robotics; Diploma; Honors (3.5-3.74) –Hannah Hunter; Dysart; Liberal Arts; AA; Honors ...
DYSART – Local American Legion honor guards observed a sunny and terrifically windy Memorial Day this past Monday by conducting rifle salute ceremonies at cemeteries throughout northern Tama County and beyond. Both Dysart and Clutier held services on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, while ...
DYSART – Main Street is about to be packed with shopping bags, good food, live music, and plenty of summer fun as Maker’s Market on Main returns to downtown Dysart on Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted by the Dysart Chamber of Commerce, this year’s event will feature a ...
TRAER/LA PORTE CITY – North Tama County and Union high schools held commencement exercises for the Class of 2026 on Sunday, May 17 in their respective gymnasiums in Traer and La Porte City. While Union’s ceremony took place at the traditional 2 p.m., North Tama’s was held at 3 p.m. to ...
AREA – The upcoming Tuesday, June 2 primary election for Iowa House District 76 will be a straightforward contest with only one candidate filing in each of the major-party races. House District 76 encompasses the townships of Clark, Perry, Geneseo, and Buckingham in northeast Tama County ...
DYSART – The Dysart Community Foundation is announcing the distribution of $12,700 in grants to the following organizations serving the City of Dysart. -Dysart Community Vacation Bible School: Funding assistance for materials and snacks -Norma Anders Public Library: Summer reading ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Community School District continues to strengthen student literary outcomes through a two-year professional learning initiative focused on the Science of Reading and Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS). The district implemented the ...
MARSHALLTOWN – Phi Theta Kappa advisors Dr. Cecil Holland and Jen Gunderson are pleased to announce the induction of 62 students into the Alpha Iota Rho Chapter at Marshalltown Community College this spring. Students were formally recognized during an induction ceremony held Tuesday, April ...
LA PORTE CITY – On Wednesday, May 6, Union High School hosted the annual Senior Scholarship and Recognition Night. As has become tradition, it was an amazing night celebrating the current senior class. Local scholarships generated over $82,000 worth of monetary college support; this does not ...