Master Clipper on Main Street is no more, but sisters Brianna Petersen and Attalina DiGiacomo have joined forces to open Shear Sister's Salon in its place this week."My father-in-law called me one day and told me Deb Foss is selling her salon," Petersen said. "I called her and it was a ...
Benjamin AnderaHometown: Cresco, IANumbers of years teaching: Nine years teachingCollege and degree: University of Northern Iowa, BachelorsClasses you'll be teaching: Intermediate Math I and II, Pre-AlgebraMarried/Kids/Pets: NoneHobbies: Golf, Iowa footballWhat got you into the profession: ...
Dysart Police Officer Ray Brady was recently moved to full-time with the local department, quickly taking to the streets in his new roleBrady has been a certified police officer in the state since 2000, working in various places such as Eldora, as a police advisor in Iraq before starting ...
Brynn Albertsen, a sixth grader at Union Middle School, was selected a winner recently for KCRG's Summer Writing Contest, which focuses on writing about a personal hero."We got a text from one of my teachers about this contest and I thought it would be good to do an essay on Anne Frank because ...
As the Dysart Tree Board found itself running out of room to plant memorial trees in 2004, a solution came along to dedicate the Heritage Arboretum just off of Clark Street in town,"The park was getting quite full at the time, we didn't have many spaces left on the trail and we were getting so ...
Last summer, Dysart resident Ainsley Reese raised over $300 selling lemonade at the Dysart Farmers Market to donate to three area organizations. Reese is back this summer selling homemade bracelets, chokers, rings and combinations as the market has moved back to Dysart Park this year. With the ...
Cancer may have claimed the life of former Dysart resident Susan Loeb in 2014, but from her legacy as an administrator, teacher and mother came the sixth annual Susan Loeb Memorial Tournament to raise money for scholarships in her name.Susan Loeb ran the Sunnycrest Nursing Center in Dysart for ...
Dysart's own Megan Carty can call herself at two-time champion as the recent Union graduate has recently named the 2019 Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SASP) Centerfire National Champion."It all feels surreal," Carty said. "I've been a national champion before but it's even harder to ...
The demolition at Union Middle School for their HVAC and lighting renovation project revealed mold issues in the central classroom section which needed to be addressed, adding an additional $68,800 to the project."As part of the construction at Union Middle School, we happen to notice some ...
The Union community received a heartbreaking blow when it learned that Adam Gassman, assistant football coach and high school math teacher, was battling a second round of cancer. Knowing his days on earth were limited, Joe Hadachek stepped forward with a plan to help his longtime friend's ...