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Letters to the Editor

Sign up now for Dysart Community Vacation Bible School

2017 Dysart Community Vacation Bible School will be held July 17-20, 2017 at the Dysart United Methodist Church for all children preschool to finishing 5th grade.We're looking forward to an exciting week at Maker Fun Factory. Children will become hands-on inventors who discover they're ...

UMS Band members recognized for outstanding achievement

Band students are awarded with outstanding achievement points, which are points earned for doing those things that help them improve their musical skills in playing their instruments and their contribution to the growth and success of the whole program. Students earn points for progressing ...

Seniors host dinner June 13

The Senior Citizens will have a dinner on Tuesday, June 13 at noon with Sunnycrest 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.Call in your reservation by Friday, June 9 to: Wilma Loutsch at ...

Tama County volunteers needed for Bible Marathon

Last year, 2016, was the first year that the Bible was read in every one of Iowa's 99 counties! Thousands participated by reading aloud at County Courthouses. This year, we are expanding this reading to our cities and towns.In Tama County, this will include Tama, Toledo, Garwin, Montour, ...

Cancer survivors, caregivers to be honored at Relay for Life June 3

Cancer survivors, caregivers, and community members will unite for the annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Tama County in an effort to honor, celebrate, and raise funds and awareness of cancer. The opening ceremony will be at 6:00. There will be 3 walking laps. First lap will be ...

Hilmer honored for academic achievement

Bobbie Hilmer, a student at Union High School, was recognized by Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds for outstanding academic achievement at the Fifteenth Annual Governor's Scholar Recognition Ceremony April 30 at Hy-Vee Mall in Des Moines.Hilmer's favorite and most influential ...

Union High School wins seven statewide awards for musical

Union High School's spring musical production of "Anything Goes" recently was informed by the Iowa High School Musical Theatre Awards that they are the recipients of 7 awards for this year's production. This is a record number of awards for Union High School from this prestigious competition. 4 ...

UHS Battle of the Books team at Marshalltown

A UHS Battle of the Books (BOB) team attended the final round of competition at the Marshalltown AEA on April 26. UHS students attending the final battle were: Abby Johnson, Emma Peters, Audrey Powers, and Taylor Short. Team member, Teagan Prouse, was unable to attend the final battle but ...

Sash receives $1,000 scholarship from ECI REC

East-Central Iowa REC is proud to announce it has awarded a $1,000 scholarships to Union High School senior Peyton Sash, as well as eight other graduating seniors who plan to further their education in a diverse range of programs. Sash is the daughter of Kevin and Mary Jo Sash, and will be ...

Tama County Relay for Life June 3

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Tama County will take place on Saturday, June 3 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Dysart City Park, 602 Sherman St., Dysart, Iowa. Join local volunteers and participants as we celebrate cancer survivors, remember those lost to the disease, and take action to ...