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Letters to the Editor

UHS Fine Arts to produce classic Iowa musical State Fair

The Union High School Fine Arts Department under the direction of Tim J. Mitchell, Korina Carlson and Mike Bistline announce their upcoming production of the full scale musical hit, "State Fair".Based on the 1945 Film, The current version of "State Fair" made its debut during the 1995 Iowa ...

Tama County Board of Supervisors recap

Last Monday morning the Tama County Board of Supervisors met with Tama County Conservation officer Bob Etzel who had a request to transfer funds to the LAD account. Etzel stated he had received checks from the State of Iowa for $837.83 and $7758.11. The $837.83 check was from FEMA from the ...

Fun Night at Nature Center April 2

The Fundraising Committee for the Tama County Nature Center has been busy planning the annual spring fund-raiser for the facility. The event, to be held on Saturday evening, April 2, has become known for a fun evening offering a delicious buffet meal, interesting program and many diverse and ...

Ripley UCC Auction/Lunch March 12

Shopping! Shopping! Shopping! Do you like to shop for unique gifts? The Ripley Auction is the place to be. There's always a wide variety of items to bid on, and the bidding is fun! Plan to come to the Ripley United Church of Christ's God Given Talent Auction on Saturday, March 12. The ...

Lions host Awards Night, honor Citizens of the Year

Dysart Lions Club & DDC honor Citizens of the Year winners Ron & Debi MillerAt the close of the Dysart Lions Awards Night, D.D.C. President Dwayne Luze came forward to make the 2015 Dysart Citizen of the Year award. This year's award was presented to a Dysart couple who have ...

Union recognizes top students in math competition

Recently Union competed in the nationwide math competition called MATHCOUNTS. The top 10 6th graders were: Gabriel Jesse, Alexa Weber, Mae Deaton, Josie Werner, Tristen Prouse, Corey Smith, Gracie Rathe, Daniel Petersen, Carlie Spore, Josh Bechthold, Connor Wyant, and Alana Higgins. The top ...

Tama County Democratic Party Convention March 12

The Tama County Democratic Party will hold its 2016 Convention on Saturday March 12at the South Tama Elementary School. South Tama Elementary School is located at 1611 Country Club Drive in Tama Iowa.This is the convention of the delegates who were chosen at the 2016 Iowa Caucus in Tama ...

Supervisors set date for budget hearing

Tama County Supervisors Larry Vest, Kendall Jordan and Dan Anderson met Monday morning with County Engineer Lyle Brehm. Brehm stated the roads were soft in areas and they would need to start hauling some rock. Depending on the weather they may start early.Approval was given for an Utility ...

Wizard of Oz at UMS this weekend

Dysart and La Porte City Residents Join Union Middle School students in a wonderful journey through the Magical Land of Oz, as they take the stage on February 26th and 27th along with two professional actors in Prairie Fire Children's Theatre's original musical production of "THE WIZARD OF ...

Four more Knights make commitments

Four Union Knights made their college commitments last week. Pictured here are (L to R): Braxton Rottinghaus (soccer-UW Platteville}, Tate Renaud (football-Ellsworth CC), Carter Hennessy (football-Mankato State, MN), Eric Vaughn (football-U Dubuque).