Dysart native Garrett Gingrich addresses a room full of Grundy County veterans as the keynote speaker at a Veterans Appreciation Luncheon put on by the Grundy County Veterans Affairs department in Reinbeck on Sept. 26. Gingrich is a lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard and is ...
North Tama eighth graders took a trip back in time on Wednesday, September 15 by exploring a piece of their heritage — a prairie. Iowa’s landscape was once dominated by prairie grasses — roughly 80 percent, the largest percentage in the nation — but today Iowa’s children have little ...
The Union Knights charged their way to a Homecoming victory Friday night in a district win 40-0 over the Jesup J-Hawks. The Knights’ record now sits at 2-3 including a season opener win against Aplington-Parkersburg on Aug. 27. Starting quarterback Grant Behrens had a great night ...
Wolf Creek Players recently announced the cast for their upcoming production of “The Boardinghouse” by Vern Harden. The cast features 10 actors including Pat Arp, Reta Callahan, Jeremy Hartman, Sandi Hulst, Ruth Laackmann, Missie Purdy, Jennifer Reese, Brayden Ryan, Christian Ryan and ...
Rural Dysart residents within the 476 telephone exchange received some good news this past week when it comes to broadband access in their area — $2,724,134.40 worth of good news. In a September 14 press release, Governor Kim Reynolds announced the recipients of the latest Empower Rural ...
The citizens of Dysart are about to gain some trees, tranquility, and a special piece of the town’s history thanks to the generosity of local conservationist and retired teacher Cathy Irvine. If all goes to plan, a two acre wooded parcel once owned by the late Joseph Dysart — local ...
A rental agreement for a temporary public works office location was approved during a special meeting of the Dysart City Council held on Monday, August 30 at 6:30 p.m. The temporary space is located at 335 Main Street on the corner of Clark and Main. Public works will use this space on a ...
The Dysart Ambulance Service held its annual Pork Chop Dinner in the Dysart Community Building this past Saturday, September 11 after taking 2020 off due to COVID-19. Sporting new blue t-shirts with the phrase ‘Never Forget’ across an image of the New York City skyline, about a dozen ...
The Dysart American Legion awarded three $500 scholarships last May during Union High School’s Senior Scholarship Night to members of the 2021 graduating class. Recipients this year included Dallas Blackburn, Ellie Behrens, and Belle Weber. Blackburn is the son of Brad and Kerry ...