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Letters to the Editor

Three selected for Academic All State team

Three Union Knight senior football players were selected to the 2014 2A IFCA Academic All State team. Noah Garwood and Nathan Dvorak were starters on special teams, and Jace Hadachek was a starter at fullback and linebacker. The qualifications to be nominated for the honor include: 1) Player ...

UHS to present ‘Catch Me If You Can’

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, "Catch Me If You Can." Based on the hit DreamWorks Motion Picture, starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DeCaprio and ...

Thomsen wins fourth state title

The Union High School Wrestling team showed up in full force in state competition this past weekend. The state wrestling tournament was held in Des Moines at the Wells Fargo Arena starting Thursday and wrapping up on Saturday night.After an extremely successful year at various meets and ...

Fisher votes for small business tax cut

Rep. Dean Fisher (R-Garwin) voted in favor of Senate File 126, a bill which updates Iowa tax code with tax changes made by the federal government last year, resulting in close to $100 million in tax cuts for Iowa small businesses and families.The bill also includes tax deductions of: up to ...

Lions Club hosts annual awards night

The Dysart Lions held their annual awards night and spouse/friend dinner on February 5 at the Dysart United Methodist Church Fellowship Room. District Governor Bill Pollard was the special guest for the evening and helped give out the awards to the 29 Lions that received perfect attendance ...

D-G PTO to host Vendor Fair

The newly-formed Dysart-Geneseo PTO will be hosting a Craft & Vendor Fair on Saturday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at D-G Elementary, 411 Lincoln St. in Dysart.There will be over 20 vendors selling crafts and upcycled items. Interested vendors should email courtneypetersen28@gmail.com ...

Aladdin Feb. 27 & 28

Dysart and La Porte City residents Abracadabra, allakhazam! Take your family on a mystical carpet ride as scores of young people team up with two professional actors to present Prairie Fire Children's Theatre's original musical version of the exotic tale "Aladdin and His Magic Lamp".Based on ...

Wolf Creek opens auditions for new musical

You are invited to take part in the Wolf Creek Players' audition for the production of "The Big Bad Musical!"Auditions will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Sunday, February 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Monday, February 23 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. If you are unable to make these times but would ...

College chorus set to perform at Calvary

Calvary Baptist Church of Dysart would like to invite you to attend a concert on February 20th at 7 PM of the Faith Baptist Bible College & Theological Seminary Chorale. The Chorale is a group of about 25 young men & women led by Dr. Irv Van Hooser who minister in churches ...

Knights take home NICL crown

The Union Knights wrestling team took home a big win last Saturday at the NICL Conference meet. They placed first overall with a margin of more than 70 points over the second place team. They placed in 12 of the 14 weight classes, and had six individual 1st place champs! The wrestling team has ...