DYSART – With Valentine’s Day just around the corner and wedding season not far off, Dysart native James ‘Jim’ Rice believes he has created the perfect gift for those special occasions (and more) – “50/50: The Key to Happily Ever After,” a book of 50 short stories detailing the ...
Greetings from the Union Community School District! I hope everyone had an enjoyable, safe holiday season. Honestly, it is really hard to believe that the 2023-2024 school year is half over, but January 2024 does mark the half-way point. Please find below the stakeholder communication for this ...
The North Tama Telegraph's year in review through photographs. Hope you spot a favorite! Happy New Year!
DYSART – Winter may bring us frosty mornings and snow-covered landscapes, but it also brings a unique opportunity to make a real impact in our community. As the temperature drops and we find ourselves bundled up against the chill, it's important to remember that there's "snow" one like blood ...
DYSART – Leatherworking has taken Robert Backes far in life and now with the opening of his new shop, it has also taken him to downtown Dysart. Backes’ business BobLarry Custom Leather – aptly named using the nickname his older sisters teased him with when he was a kid (Backes’ ...
DYSART – The Dysart Police Department teamed up again this year with several local businesses to make the holidays a bit more merry and bright for a group of Union schoolchildren. The seventh annual Shop with a Cop event was held on Tuesday, Dec. 12, with eight students new to the D-G ...
SUMNER – The final score last Friday night in Sumner mattered less than usual to many of those in attendance for the girls varsity basketball game between the Sumner-Fredericksburg Cougars and the Union Knights – rather, it was the tremendous life of one of their own that was top of mind ...
DYSART – On December 13, 2023, two city councilors and the mayor were sworn in during the regular Dysart City Council meeting held at city hall including incumbent councilors Mary Wankowicz and Stacey Dabney, and Mayor Tim Glenn. All three were reelected to four-year terms following the Nov. ...
AMES – A diagnosis of a rare genetic disease soon after Jacob Lowe of Dysart started classes at Iowa State University didn’t extinguish his drive to earn a degree. In fact, the diagnosis of limb girdle dystrophy, a disease that causes a weakening of the muscles in the arms and legs, may ...
DYSART – The Dysart Myers-Gordy-Pippert American Legion Post 335 awarded its 2023 scholarship during Union High School’s Senior Scholarship Night which was held on May 10, 2023. The Legion’s recipient this year was Ryan Reifenstahl, son of Mike and Sherri Reifenstahl. Reifenstahl is ...