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Letters to the Editor

City of Dysart is Tree City USA Growth Award recipient

The City of Dysart was recently honored with the 2016 Tree City USA Growth Award at the 27th Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Des Moines. The award was presented by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forestry Bureau April 6th at the Forte Banquet ...

Thanks to locals who helped with wildfires

We would like to thank the communities of Dysart and La Porte City for all the support and encouragement that we received with our effort to help after the wild fires hit Kansas. We successfully delivered 63 big round bales, 310 small square bales and assorted fencing supplies. With your ...

McKenna on Dean’s List at Palmer College

Marcie McKenna of Dysart, a current ninth trimester student in the Doctor of Chiropractic program at Palmer College of Chiropractic, has been named to the Dean's List for the eighth trimester.To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must achieve a minimum grade point average (GPA) or 3.50 ...

Wolf Creek Rugby Club improves to 5-0-1

Wolf Creek played another tournament at Union Middle School in Dysart. They enter the evening with a 3-0-1 record. The tie was to a first year Waverly Shell Rock team that is very solid. Wolf Creek defeated Osage 49-0 in an early match up and had a key rematch with WSR in their second game. The ...

Dysart Historical Society meeting April 23

Just a reminder that the Dysart Historical Society will be having its annual meeting on Sunday, April 23rd, at 2:00 at the Historical Center. The program will be "Our Veterans Remember" with Chuck Cranston, Fred Koch, and Gary Reed. There will also be an inspirational U.S. Flag presentation. ...

Farmers and FFA members helping neighbors

Benton County Farm Bureau donated to the fundraising event to take fencing supplies and financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who are affected by the wildfires sweeping across the central and southwest regions of the United States.The Benton Community FFA, under chapter advisor Krystal ...

Thursday is new deadline for Shopper ads

The deadline for advertisements to be placed in the Tama County Shopper has moved up one day. Ads are now due by Thursday each week for the following week's Shopper. The old deadline (of Friday) has been changed to accommodate new earlier printing schedules for the Shopper.

Tama County Tourism offering free seminar April 24

Tama County Tourism is excited to offer local businesses and organizations a FREE opportunity to: add value to your business through superior customer service, help employees learn to be ambassadors for your community, and cater to the desires of the modern consumer. Iowa State University ...

Miller to perform at Traer Public Library April 21

One of the premier autoharpists in the world, Adam Miller is a renowned American folksinger and natural-born storyteller. Miller accompanies his rich, resonant baritone voice with lively finger-picking acoustic guitar and stunningly beautiful autoharp melodies. A masterful entertainer who never ...

Tama County 4-H visits Capitol

Six members of Tama County 4-H joined other 4-H members from Marshall and Linn Counties in a fun filled day of learning at the Iowa State Capitol, Judicial Building and Science Center of Iowa on March 29th. These members are in 7-8th grade. They began their morning touring the State Capitol. ...