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Letters to the Editor

ISU Extension hires new Tama Co. Director

Tama County ISU Extension and Outreach announces the hiring of Kellie Carolan as the county's Executive Director beginning on September 1, 2015. Kellie is a graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science.Kellie grew up on a purebred family beef farm and ...

Tama Co. Pitch & Build September 15

The next Tama County Economic Development Pitch and Build Competition will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Reinig Center in Toledo. It features extraordinary Tama County entrepreneurs who will pitch their business idea to a group of business leaders ...

Low-hanging branches

It has been a few years since the Dysart Tree Board has done an inventory of low hanging branches over sidewalks and streets, However, a few reports concerning problems have come to the attention of the Tree Board, and property owners are encouraged to check their trees over sidewalks and ...

Kids club at Calvary

Calvary Baptist Church invites all kids 4 yrs old through 6th grade to our new kids club called Truth Trackers starting September 13th. Truth Trackers will meet on Sunday nights from 6-7:30 PM at Calvary Baptist Church, 407 Main St. and run from September 13th through May 22nd (parents are ...

Class 0f 1970 reunion Sept. 12

The class of 1970 will have their 45 year reunion on September 12th at the Dysart Country Club from 3 to 10 PM. There will be a "pre reunion" social at the Bottoms Up bar on Friday night September 11th at 7PM. Please feel free to stop in and connect with your high school friends. Contact Bev ...

Habitat for Humanity of Mid-Iowa kicks off project in Traer

Neil Armstrong famously described landing on the moon as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." For local residents and organizers, a new project is hopefully that first step in improving area communities one property at a time.Habitat for Humanity of Mid-Iowa has started a ...

Youngblut AG gives farmers 21st century tools of the trade

Pete Youngblut, native of Dysart graduated from Union High School in 2004, he then continued his education at Hawkeye Community College where he graduated with a degree in Ag Business Management in 2006. Pete then met his future wife Whitney, who was born and raised in Clutier, they married in ...

Grassley holds Tama County town meeting

For more than an hour, Tuesday morning, Aug. 25, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) heard constituent concerns and provided some answers during his annual Tama County stop in what is billed as his "every county - every year" visits.An overflow crowd of more than 50 in a small conference room ...

‘Bargains on the Bricks’ Sept. 19

In just one month, the Second Annual "Bargains on the Bricks" Flea Market will invade the brick Main Street of La Porte City. Saturday, September 19, 2015, Main Street will become a shopper's haven. This amazing event runs in conjunction with the city-wide garage sales, also to be held that ...

Union students receive scholarships from Dysart Legion

The Dysart Legion has two students from Union High School that will recieve the Dysart Legion Scholarship Awards. They are Lydia Lorenzen and Blake Havran.Lydia is the daughter of Craig and Stefanie Lorenzen of Dysart. She plans on attending Hawkeye Community College and later Allen College of ...