Norma Anders Public Library's summer story hour program, On Your Mark, Get Set...Read will kick off Monday, June 6 with "Fueling Up for Fun!" Kids will learn about the importance of a healthy diet to maintain energy for fun activities. The story hour kids will also be launching a "food for ...

The big day is finally arriving at the Dysart Historical Center! The Machine Shed Museum with its displays and the beautiful Krafka Courtyard have been completed! Dedication and ribbon cutting ceremonies will be held on Sunday, June 5th, at 2:00 P.M. in the Courtyard. The Center will be ...

I had the honor of taking our freshmen student council members to the Ed Thomas Legacy Leadership Academy yesterday in Des Moines. The students got to hear personal stories of leadership, overcoming adversity, and doing what's right from speakers such as Aaron Thomas, principal at ...

The 4th and 5th grade SAILS students from the D-G Elementary presented "Night of the Notables" May 15 in the middle school auditorium.Each of the students created a display which included photos, a video clip, timelines, and research information about their notable person. Displays also ...

A Union High School team, "That's What She Read," placed 7th in the final round of the Battle of the Books (BOB) competition on April 26. Team members were: Taylor Short, Weston Krug, Abby Johnson, Audrey Powers, Emma Peters, and Allison McLarenBOB is a reading competition designed to ...

On Thursday, May 26th at 7:00 p.m. at the Norma Anders Public Library we will have a program called Nutrition for Healthy Bodies and Brains presented by Stephanie Hookham. She will cover topics like Know your Number, Portion Distortion, Food First and Senior Strength. This program is open to ...

Hunter Education Camps are a great way to introduce youth to life-long skills that are important to many different types of outdoor recreational opportunities in a safe, controlled, hands-on environment. Camp instructors are DNR conservation officers, biologists and other personnel, county ...

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: ...