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Letters to the Editor

Don’t miss Fun Night March 25

Everything is coming together for the annual "Fun Night for the Nature Center" fundraiser to be held on Saturday evening, March 25, at the Nature Center at Otter Creek Lake Park. Doors will open for the event at 5:30 p.m. for persons to view the auction items.An "all you can eat" meal will be ...

City audit released

Ridihalgh, Fuelling, Snitker, Weber, & Co. CPA's has released an audit on the City of Dysart, Iowa.The City's receipts totaled $3,099,459 for the year ended June 30, 2015, a 24.9% decrease from the prior year. The receipts included $416,901 in property tax, $77,072 in tax increment ...

CyberKnights qualify for State Robotics Competition

Union Middle School was fortunate to have 4 robotics teams this year; 3 from LaPorte City, and 1 from Dysart. The Dysart team, CyberKnights, had a very successful year! With only one returning member - Marcus Albertsen (8th grade), and 6 rookies: Christian Ryan (7th grade), and the following ...

Weed workshop at Traer Library March 20

Palmer amaranth, a new weed to Iowa and serious threat to production agriculture, has now been discovered in at least 48 Iowa counties. Farmers, farmer advisers, and others interested in learning to identify and manage this new threat will want to attend an upcoming Palmer amaranth ...

Oneida Cemetery meeting March 22

The Oneida Cemetery annual meeting will be held Wednesday, March 22 at the home of Mrs. Larry Popelka. Anyone with a family member at the cemetery is welcome to attend, we need your help! If you have any questions, please call Secretary Marcella Caslavka of Clutier at (319) 479-2714.

Seniors to meet March 14 for dinner

The Senior Citizens will meet on Tuesday, March 14 for a pot luck dinner at noon in the Dysart Community Building. Bring your own table service and a dish to share. The Cross Point Church will do the coffee and clean up.500 is played after lunch, and everyone is welcome. If you need help to ...

Union High School Fine Arts to present ‘Anything Goes’

Are you ready for a get-away? Not just any trip but a luxurious, leisurely ocean cruise to London.possibly with slapstick comedy, mistaken identities, gangsters, stow-aways and classic American music by the Icon Cole Porter? Well if so, you won't want to miss Union High School's production of ...

Republican Legislative Q&A in Dysart March 11

A legislative Q&A will be held at the Norma Anders Public Library, 320 Main Street, Dysart, IA on Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 10:00 am Noon. Iowa Senator Jeff Edler and Iowa House Representative Dean Fisher will each give an opening statement, followed by a question and answer ...

Iowa Beef Quality Assurance session March 14

Beef producers in eastern Iowa are encouraged to become Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Certified in 2017. BQA is the foundation for the Tyson FarmCheck program which will be required for all who sell cattle to Tyson Foods.A training session sponsored by the Benton County Extension and Benton ...