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Letters to the Editor

ITC proposes rebuild of transmission line at public meeting

ITC Midwest (ITC), the area electric transmission company, proposed on Thursday during a public meeting to rebuild an existing 161 kV transmission line from the northeast corner of Dysart to their substation southwest of Traer, with part of the proposed line being built along a new ...

UMS Dance Team wraps up shortened season in Ollendieck’s final year

Winter weather was a not a friend to the five members of the Union Middle School Dance Team and coach Katharine Ollendieck as a majority of their events this season were cancelled. However, that did not stop the team from bringing the legacy of the King of Pop to life and all the while enjoying ...

City adopts tax abatement program

The Dysart City Council on Wednesday, March 13 voted to proceed with a proposed Urban Revitalization period in town, granting access for tax abatement to residentsThe council held a scheduled public hearing for the adoption of tax abatement, allowing for comments from the community before ...

Union High paints colorful performance of “Joseph”

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat came to life on the Union stage this past weekend as the cast and crew battled the bleak weather to deliver a bright performance.The musical, written by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, follows the story of Joseph (Carter Spore) as a ...

Dysart Police to host Citizens Police Academy

he Dysart Police Department has announced the creation of a Citizen's Police Academy, a six-week course for residents to learn more about law enforcement and the department to engage with the public.Headed up by Dysart Police Officer Jeremy Stenda, the Citizens Police Academy will cover topics ...

Toddler Time growing in Dysart

Young families in Dysart have developed a noticeable cabin fever in recent months with winter weather playing it's worst, so Chris and Jenny Dumas have created a Toddler Time group at the Dysart Community Building."When we were living in Waterloo, the Cedar Falls Rec Center had a thing with ...

Lip-off rolls into Round 3

The 10th annual Lip-off contest cruised into Round 3 at Union Middle School on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Each group lip synced one minute of a song or skit on stage for the entire student body. On Wednesday, the students and staff will "money vote" for the groups they wish to see again the next week. ...

Community steps up to get patient to hospital safely

Winter weather and deteriorating road conditions couldn't stop the people of Dysart from helping the ambulance service transport a pregnant patient to Cedar Rapids on Sunday, Feb. 24 as Dysart Fire Dept, Dysart Public Works and Cael Petersen helped clear the way."We were dispatched to transport ...

Union Speech sees 14 events off to State

Union Speech sent 23 events and 19 students to the District Individual Speech Contest at Maquoketa Valley High School on Monday, Feb. 25, with 14 events moving on to state.The following events competed at Maquoketa Valley, with those receiving a Division I rating moving on to State in Forest ...

Cayton resigns as UHS principal

Union High School Principal Jim Cayton will resign at the end of the current school year, with his retirement approved by the Union school board on Monday, Feb. 18."When you turn 55, you start thinking about retirement and what you want to do next, but that was around when I was hired here at ...