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Letters to the Editor

Arbor Day April 24

Arbor Day will be celebrated in Dysart on Friday, April 25th, at 2:30 P.M. in front of D-G Elementary School. A tree will be planted by the students in memory of Deb Sells. The elementary student council will take part, along with all the students and the local tree board. The tree board ...

Dysart Cemetery Board honored at April 9 luncheon

The Iowa Urban Tree Council is proud to announce The Dysart Cemetery Board as an Outstanding Community Organization for 2014. The award was presented at the 25th Annual Urban Forestry Awards Luncheon on April 9, 2015 held at the Stoney Creek Inn in Johnston.The Dysart Cemetery Board helped ...

Sodders helps pass safe schools legislation

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 ...

Kids enjoy Easter Egg Hunt

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 ...

Union Band members at NEIBA Solo Contest

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 ...

Renovations continue on Community Building

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 ...

All-you-can-eat pancakes April 11

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 ...

LPC Style Show April 27

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 Student Council

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, ...

D-G PTO hosts many activities

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 ...