LA PORTE CITY – A Cedar Falls resident who formerly lived in Dysart, lost his life last week Wednesday, August 30 while riding a bicycle south of La Porte City on Highway 218. According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, John Rice, 83, was riding southbound on 218 just before 2:30 p.m. ...
DYSART – The Dysart Main Street Pocket Park Celebration and Dedication was held on Thursday, August 31. The ribbon was cut by Vision Dysart’s past chairman Mary Behrens who was instrumental in the design of the park and in securing grants for the project. A complete list of those who ...
DYSART – While the wheels on Union’s buses will continue to go ‘round and round’ this new school year as always, the district is still confronting a stubborn scarcity of drivers to operate those wheels – only pumping the brakes on the shortage with the help of subs. Last Friday ...
DES MOINES – Officer Dallas Blackburn was recently congratulated by Attorney General Brenna Bird on his graduation from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in a ceremony that was held at Valley Church in West Des Moines on Friday, August 18. The graduation ceremony was attended by ...
Union Schools added five new certified staff members for the 2023-24 school year including Kelsi Stoner (third grade teacher/D-G Elementary), Sydney Sanford (school counselor/D-G Elementary), Hannah Black (school counselor/La Porte City Elementary), Sage Goddard (special education/La Porte ...
LA PORTE CITY – The Union Knights football team is returning this season with the experience necessary for success and a chance at a winning record. “[W]e have three or four seniors who have played significant varsity minutes since they were sophomores, and last year seven sophomores ...
DYSART – The Vision Dysart Committee is inviting everyone to an evening of fun and music at Dysart’s new Main Street Pocket Park on August 31 from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. The popular Buck Hollow Band from Decorah will be playing during the evening with time out at 7 p.m. ...
DYSART – Are you ready for some Dysart Main Street History? Marcia Knupp will be presenting a program at the Dysart Historical Museum, 612 Crisman Street on this topic. Come to the Agricultural Museum on Sunday, August 20, beginning at 2 p.m. to enjoy her interesting program. She will be ...
RURAL BUCKINGHAM – A home located in the 1100 block of W Avenue east of Buckingham in Geneseo Township, Tama County apparently exploded this past Monday morning, Aug. 14. The home was leveled with debris from the house as well as its contents blown both into and through a nearby stand of ...
DYSART – Three members of Congress visited Dysart last week Thursday in a sort of reverse ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ for a roundtable discussion meant to further explore the theft of agricultural technology by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson of Iowa’s ...