"Why am I here?" was the question author Anna Markim posed to an engaged audience at Norma Anders Library on Tuesday, June 18 as the former Dysart resident visited to discuss her book and the research which led to her writing.Born Margaret Irvine (Knudsen), Markim is the author of "The Legacy", ...
The Dysart Aquatic Center is up and running for the summer and despite setbacks in the past year the staff is primed to provide area families with a fun, safe pool for the scorching days ahead.Michelle Lynn returns for her third season as the manager of Dysart Aquatic Center, which is run by ...
Doctors Robert Pipho and Sarah Gingrich will be moving their family dentistry office in Dysart just across the street this fall as they address the needs of their practice to continue in town.Currently located at 407 Wilson Street, the practice will be moving to a larger location to be ...
Dysart resident and recent Union graduate Mason Scott has joined the U.S. Air Force, swearing in for duty on Wednesday, May 29 at MEPS in Camp Dodge in Johnston, IA.Currently, Scott is attending boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX for mechanical aptitude and the family is ...
Katherine Ollendieck of rural Dysart was named Economic Development Director of the Tama County Economic Development Commission (TCEDC) on April 9, and since then she's feels the need to hit the ground running.Ollendieck has spent the past twenty years as an independent consultant and grant ...
The Dysart City Council has approved a pavement and storm sewer replacement project along Connell Street from Jefferson Street to East Street with Anderson-Bogert Engineers this summer."The existing pavement is in terrible conditions, but recently one of the storm sewers collapsed and it became ...
Union High School will see a brand new face walking its hallways next school year as Jason Toenges has been selected as 9-12 Principal starting this summer."I feel very blessed to have this opportunity and really look forward to getting to know people in Dysart and La Porte City," Toenges said. ...
Real life experiences regarding mental illness and suicide prevention were brought to the stage as #LetsStartTalking came to Dysart on Wednesday, April 3 in the Community Building, sponsored by Hatch Grading and Contracting.Speakers from Alive and Running based in Dunkerton told their stories ...
Cancer survivors, supporters and community gathered in the Dysart Community Building on Sunday, March 31 for the Tama County Relay for Life, recognizing the fight against cancer many battle and raising $12,053 for research.The event underwent significant changes this year, including an earlier ...
Dysart native and award-winning author Trent Reedy returned to his hometown on Friday, March 29 in a crowded Norma Anders Library to relay his life experiences in the Iowa Army National Guard that helped inspire his early novels."Several months ago, I was contacted by the librarian at the ...