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Letters to the Editor

Rust and Roses opens on Main Street

Antique and vintage lovers will notice a new shop on Main Street open for business called Rust and Roses, providing another personal touch to Dysart from upcycled items, clothes and home decor.Rust and Roses is owned and operated by Heather Mennenga, a longtime Dysart resident who's operated ...

Meet your new Union teachers

Logan LoftusHometown: MarengoNumbers of years teaching: First year teachingCollege and degree: William Penn University, Secondary Education with emphasis in technology, K-12 Health CertificationClasses you'll be teaching: Industrial Tech at Union High SchoolMarried/Kids: SingleHobbies: Hunting, ...

Meet your new Union teachers

School is back in session with faces both familiar and new to the students and Union community. Get to know a little more about these new teachers and what brought them to the school district.Dana BentonHometown: FremontNumbers of years teaching: 10 year teaching, five years subbingCollege and ...

Little Knights Learning Center opens its doors

After more than a year of careful planning and fundraising, the Little Knights Learning Center opened as a daycare provider for infants through grade school children this past week under the careful eye of Mackenzie Derby, the Director of the daycare."I've known that Dysart has needed this for ...

Taylor hits the Red Carpet for Christopher Robin premiere

Beloved children's storybook character Winnie Pooh hit the big screen in the new Disney movie "Christopher Robin" this last week, and Dysart's own Chrissy Taylor was among the first to see it at the Red Carpet World Premiere in Burbank, CA on Monday, July 30."I've had the opportunity to work ...

A Millenial Meet-Up

orThe younger generation of Dysart homeowners and residents were invited a pop-up cabana behind the Brick-a-Brack building on Thursday, August 2 to discuss what they felt Dysart needed going forward to continue to attract people to town.Vision Dysart and community members set up the cabana with ...

Watermelon Fest returns for second year

Fuzz and Jackie Obrosk will bring back Watermelon Fest for the second consecutive year for food, music and family activities on Saturday, August 11 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., drawing from a childhood memory in Dysart."Where the fire station is now, there used to be a feed store and for some reason ...

Hoppe competes at State Championship

The 2018 season came to a close for the Dysart Swim Team recently, but Carlie Hoppe had the oppurtunity to compete once more in the State Championship on Thursday, July 26 at the University of Iowa.Hoppe, who was selected Swimmer of the Year in her age group and the Coaches Award by her team, ...

Lincoln Street work set to begin late summer

Work to replace the concrete on a deteriorating portion of Lincoln Street will begin as early as August 27, with Hatch Grading and Contracting winning the bid for the project.The Lincoln Street project will stretch from Clark to Wilson Street, removing approximately 1,500 sq yards of pavement, ...

Dysart women take on self-defense class

Inside the Union Middle School wrestling room, 18 women pair up and prepare to square off. This wasn't a sparring practice, but rather something more practical. Suddenly, one partner for each pair brings their elbow straight out in a defensive stance. They carefully charge at their partner, ...