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Letters to the Editor

Harrison hits 40th year with Dysart Drive In

For 40 years, Rhonda Harrison has been the friendly face at Dysart Drive In on Highway 21, serving up ice cream, burgers, tenderloins as she has since working the business with her parents Tony and Dorothy Pospisil in the beginning.Dysart Drive In was first opened in 1960 by Vivian Wiebbecke, ...

Weekly set to retire June 1 as Ambulance Director

In his 20 years as Ambulance Director in Dysart, Steve Weekly has been in nearly every house in the community for various reasons. Maybe a senior citizen has fallen and needs help getting up. Perhaps someone doesn't know how their medical supplies works and requires instruction. Whatever has ...

City Council approves $3,000 for baseball diamond renovation

The baseball diamond at Dysart Park is getting a $8,000 renovation later this spring led by local efforts to restore the field to a playable state."Last summer over little league the field got to the point it was evident we wouldn't be able to fix it up unless we did something soon," Chris ...

Uknighted in F.U.N.

The idea that robots could bring together high school students from different social groups together as a team seems rather far-fetched, yet that's exactly what the Fiercely Uknighted Nation (FUN) from Union High school do each time they meet."Basically, we tell kids we're building robots, but ...

Great Dysart Gorge coming to Main Street

Main Street is set to transformed into a deep gorge in a matter of days later this spring, an illusion of a gorge that is.The Great Dysart Gorge, an anamorphic illusion, is a street art that will give the impression of a gorge down Main Street between Clark Street and Wilson Street. The art ...

Hello there

My name is CJ Eilers and I have the pleasure of being the new Editor for both the Dysart Reporter and Traer Star-Clipper. I am eager to begin and excited to promote both communities through the papers full-time. My hope right away is to be approachable and learn about what makes Dysart and ...

Daddy-Daughter Dance brings families together

It was a boot-stomping good time at Dysart-Genesco Elementary school on Saturday, April 7 at the school's second annual Daddy-Daughter Dance hosted by the DG Elementary PTO.The cowboy clad couples were greeted at the door by Kelli Knoop, who organized the event with help of the PTO and ...

Wolf Creek Rugby gears up for fourth season

Football numbers may be down in the high school ranks across the USA but the number of young athletes paying rugby is up. The game is now played by 35,000 high school athletes in the U.S., 10 times more than a decade ago. Union's club will enter year four with some major questions. WolfCreek ...

Seniors host dinner April 10

The Senior Citizens will have a dinner on Tuesday, April 10 at noon with the Baptists serving the meal at the Community Building. Everyone is welcome - bring a friend!$3 will be charged at the door. Please bring your own table service. 500 cards will be played after lunch.Call in your ...

Dysart Community Foundation accepting grant applications

The Dysart Community Foundation held its Annual Meeting at 6:30 P.M. on March 12, 2018 at the Dysart City Hall. The 2018 Board of Directors for the Foundation elected during the meeting, include: Brian Weber, Chair, representing the Union Community School; Susan Fuchs, Vice-Chair representing ...