Union has three seniors from the class of 2016 that have signed or made verbal commitments to attend college and play football.Senior Carter Hennessy, Dysart, signed with Mankato State University. Mankato is a NCAA II school located in Mankato, MN.Senior Tate Renaud, LaPorte City, signed with ...
Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming? And always the answer is: "Love. They must do it for love." Love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love to live in the presence of ...
Drinking Habits is a full-length play with accusations, mistaken identities and lots of laughs will be shown the first weekend of March at the Wolf Creek Players Theater. Shows will be Friday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m., Saturday March 5 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday. March 6 at 2:00 p.m. at ...
Union Middle School Students Auditions for Prairie Fire Children's Theatre's original musical production of "THE WIZARD OF OZ" will be held on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 3:15 p.m. in the Auditorium at Union Middle School in Dysart.Up to 75 students are needed to play the roles of: DOROTHY, ...
After months enjoying - or enduring, depending on your point of view - campaign ads and visits by presidential candidates, Tama County voters had their chance to cast votes in the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucus Monday night. At the end of the night, things were a bit more decisive on the ...
Eight UHS Union Peak students volunteered at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank on January 12, 2016. The students packaged enough food to feed 1,008 kids through the Northeast Iowa Food Bank's Backpack Program. Students that participated are (front L-R): Kari Stock, Cara Condon, Jakob Zea and Thad ...
On Monday, January 18, Troop 325 attended a CPR class given by Ambulance Director Steve Weekley. The scouts learned how to perform CPR on an adult and an infant and what to do when someone is choking. They also learned how to carry a person using just a sheet (pictured here). The Scouts took ...
Paul Crawford has joined Iowa State University Extension and Outreach as the regional director serving Benton, Jones and Linn counties effective January 2016. Crawford also will serve as director of the ISU Extension and Outreach office in Linn County located in Cedar Rapids, his primary ...
Eight local wrestlers from the Knights Wrestling Club recently attended the Tulsa Flo Nationals Competition. This is known as one of the hardest competitions in the nation.It takes a lot of courage, hard work, and training to step up and compete at this level. Despite the intense atmosphere and ...
The next regular meeting of the Tama Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will be held on Thursday, February 18, 2016, at 8:00 a.m. at the District Office, located at 102 Highway 30W in Toledo.Agenda items include: approval of minutes from previous meetings, public participation, ...