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Letters to the Editor

Union recognized for violence prevention mentoring program

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 ...

Mossman honored as ‘Best of the Class’

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

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 hosting day camps in Tama County

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 UMS students attend state Science Bowl

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 ...

UMS team attends Battle of the Books finals

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 ...

Habitat for Humanity volunteers

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 ...

Union vocalists perform for governor

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 ...

Lottery ticket fraud alleged after burglary

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, ...

Stewardship Week winner

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 ...