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Dysart News

Union girls’ wrestling trailblazes their way to state and a sanctioned sport

The talented trailblazing quartet that comprises the Union girls’ 2021-2022 wrestling team made their way to the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA) fourth annual interscholastic Iowa High School Girls Wrestling Championships in Coralville last weekend and came away with ...

Gov. Reynolds visits Tama County child care center

The children of Little Knights Learning Center (LKLC) in Dysart ended their afternoon naptime a bit early last Thursday, Jan. 20 in preparation for an important visitor to their rural child care center – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds. Gov. Reynolds (R-Iowa) made the trek to Tama County from Des ...

Four things to know from Dysart Council

1. During the rescheduled-due-to-illness regular meeting of the Dysart City Council on Jan. 17, the hiring of Dysart Police Officer Jeremy Stenda – who has been working as a part time member of the Dysart Police Dept. since the summer of 2019 – as the third full time department member was ...

Cascade of champions for Knights wrestling

The Union boys wrestlers continue to dominate the mats this season traveling to Cascade on Saturday and coming away with a team title and six champions. Jace Hedeman (106), Brayden Bohnsack (113), Caleb Olson (132), Keegan Ellsworth (138), Hunter Worthen (152), and Stone Schmitz (160) all ...

Tama SWCD highlights local stewardship with annual awards

Tama County Soil and Water Conservation District recently celebrated its 2020 and 2021 conservation award winners with an official announcement. Friend of Conservation Award The District’s Friend of Conservation Award is presented annually to Tama Countians who make over-the-top efforts to ...

UPDATED*Dysart’s CrossPointe Church welcomes new leader

Editor's Note 4 Feb. 2026: Joe Henson is no longer associated with CrossPointe Church in Dysart. According to filings with the Iowa Secretary of State's Office, the church (ASSEMBLY OF GOD OF DYSART/CROSSPOINTE CHURCH) is no longer active. CrossPointe Church in Dysart is excited to introduce ...

Dysart PD set to add an officer

The Dysart Police Department is poised to grow by one member in 2022 thanks to a recent grant award. At the regular meeting of the Dysart City Council on Wednesday, Dec. 8, Dysart Chief of Police Joe Hols updated the council on a $125,000 grant the city was awarded in 2021 as part of the ...

Running rural in the new Iowa House District 76

One local Iowa House district is set to be essentially turned inside out in 2023 as a result of redistricting that affects both Traer and Dysart residents – thereby putting a new face on the horizon for rural voters, state Rep. Dave Williams, a Democrat from Cedar Falls. Williams currently ...

An unexpected gift

Leah Kaufman, 20, of rural Dysart received a truly unexpected gift for her tenth birthday back on July 11, 2011 – her entire family survived a derecho that pulverized their home, annihilated their old-growth pine grove, took out their hoop house, and nearly killed her dad, Mike Kaufman. And ...