The Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) at the University of Northern Iowa and Verizon HopeLine co-sponsored the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) School District Luncheon at the Botanical Garden Conference Center in Des Moines on April 6.Eleven school districts were recognized for their ...
Valedictorians or top graduating seniors were once again honored by KWWL Television and the University of Northern Iowa on Saturday, April 30. The students took part in KWWL's 32nd annual "Best of the Class" celebration.Aubri Mossman, daughter of Suzette and Keith Miller of Dysart and David ...
Eliza Agnes Shakarian Kvidera was born on April 2, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Peter Kvidera and Melanie Shakarian. Aida's big sisters are Rose (age 5) and Aida (age 2). Eliza Agnes weighed six pounds, ten ounces and was 18.5 inches long.Eliza Agnes is named for her great-grandmothers: ...
ISU Extension and Outreach, Tama County, will be hosting day camps this summer. We'll be exploring all kinds of art at the day camp on June 17, 2016. We'll experiment with colors, paints and crayons. Participants will learn about texture and shares. Create dream catchers, paper lanterns and ...
Four students from Union Middle School completed at state Science Bowl on February 20 at Iowa State University in Ames.Students who attended were: Noah Damro, Jonathan Bronner, Rachel Hellman, and Teagan Prouse.The ISU Middle School Science Bowl is one of 50 regional competitions held across ...
A Union Middle School team attended the finals of the "Battle of the Books" (BOB) at Simpson College on March 29. BOB is a reading competition designed to encourage students to read. Teams of five or six students read novels from a pre-selected list of 30 books. Students on a BOB team have ...
Union PEAK high school students recently volunteered for Habitat for Humanity. They spent March 16 mudding the drywall in the entire house located in Waterloo. Pictured above are (L to R): Andy Conger (Habitat Construction Manager), Zach Patterson, Thad Logan, Rachel Hall, Kari Stock, Cara ...
A mixed ensemble from Union High School has been selected to perform the National Anthem for The 2016 Iowa Governor's Scholar Recognition Ceremony on Sunday May 1 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Over 70 recordings were submitted to be selected for this honor and this is the second ...
A burglary of a Dysart convenience store which reportedly netted Iowa Lottery tickets among items taken has resulted in charges against a Waterloo man.Jonathan Henry Martin, 33, was charged on April 14 by Dysart Police Officer Joe Hols with fraud for cashing tickets stolen in a Nov. 26, 2015, ...
To help spread the message of Soil and Water Stewardship Week, April 24 through May 1, the Tama Soil & Water Conservation District recently held a grocery sack decorating contest in local schools. The activity was open to third, fourth and fifth grade students in the county schools ...