On Tuesday, March 31, 2015, Senator Steve Sodders of State Center helped the Iowa Senate approve bipartisan legislation that takes major steps forward to reduce the bullying of Iowa students both in and out of schools. Senate File 345 was approved by a vote of 43-7."Bullying can devastate ...
Club Dysart hosted the annual Easter Egg Hunt at City Park this past Saturday, April 4th. The sun was shining bright and trying its best to warm up the cool morning air. It was a bit chilly and windy, but that did not stop the kids from having fun. The Easter Bunny was also in attendance and ...
Several Union Middle School Band members participated in the NEIBA Solo Ensemble Contest on March 12th, 2015. The contest was a great success. A white ribbon and a "Good" rating was awarded to 6th grader Layton Smutz for his trumpet solo, red ribbons and "Excellent" ratings were awarded to 6th ...
Work continues on the Dysart Community Building. The hole where workers are pouring cement (to the right of where the doors will be if facing the building) is where the new elevator will be. The new entryway will reach almost entirely to the city sidewalk, which will be much more spacious and ...
Troop 325 in Dysart will be holding its annual "All you can eat pancake breakfast" on Saturday April 11 at the Dysart United Methodist Church. The breakfast will be from 8a.m. to Noon. This is Troop 325's only fund raiser for the year. Besides pancakes, sausage, milk, juice, and coffee will be ...
The La Porte City Women's Club will be hosting its annual Style Show Friday, April 27 at the La Porte City Golf Club, 9699 Bishop Rd.Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with a dinner at 6 and show at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will include chicken salad over lettuce leaf, mixed fruit, vegetable, roll and a ...
D-G Elementary 4th quarter student council reps pictured above are, back row (L to R): Kaleb Klein, Owen Hennings, Olivia Smith, Carlie Spore, Hailey Spivey, Gus Camarata, Dalton Hegarty, Zury Seuser, Beau Moody, Miguel Sanchez. Front row: Zoe Clement, Caiden Sorensen, Bailey Brown, Ava Powers, ...
The Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) was officially formed in November 2014. A group of interested parents met and discussed how organization as an official group could provide a consistent way to foster parental engagement with the school.As a parent-teacher ...
The Union High School Concert Choir, under the direction of Tim J. Mitchell, has been invited to be one of the guest choirs at the 2015 Luther College Choral Invitational. Annually, one of the most prestigious choral events in the Midwest, The Dorian Invitational Choral Festival is held in ...
The Dysart Community Foundation held its annual meeting March 10, at the Dysart City Hall. The 2015 Board of Directors for the Foundation elected during the meeting, include: Chairperson Ruth Schafbuch representing the Dysart Development Corporation; Vice-Chair Marilyn Mehlhaus representing the ...