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 ...

The magic of the holidays was in the air last weekend in both Dysart and Traer as each community kicked off the festive season with annual hometown events including the Lighted Holiday Parade in downtown Traer on Friday and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus at the community building in Dysart ...

DYSART – Union High School senior Keegan Ellsworth participated during Trimester I this fall in the district’s school-to-work internship program with Hatch Grading & Contracting, Inc. owned by Dysart residents Dan and Kori Hatch. According to a recent post on the school district’s ...