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Letters to the Editor

Gallaghers to host food bank benefit

The 7th Annual Different Drummers Wake, Jam & Food Bank Benefit will take place Saturday, November 22, 6 to 10 p.m., at Narey's 19th Hole in Waterloo.Created to honor passed area musicians, the event gathers artists and music lovers together to raise funds and food for the Northeast ...

UMS 1st Quarter Honor Roll

6th GradeAdam Ahrendsen, Marcus Albertsen, Ellie Behrens, Dallas Blackburn, Sydney Bucknell, Daniel Caruso-Winslow, Dolores Cicio, Kolten Crawford, Emma Deaton, Allie Driscol, Tyson Fleshner, Michael Frisbie, Mackenzie Griswold, River Grote, Jordan Haas, Landon Haas, Alexandra Hall, Sophia ...

County approves purchase of 911 equipment

Monday morning County Engineer Lyle Brehm met with Tama County Supervisors and Toledo mayor Dave Svoboda to discuss repair of a culvert on "K" Avenue on the east edge of Toledo. Svoboda asked who was responsible for the replacement of the culvert. Brehm says the normal procedure of work to ...

Weekley wins KRNA vacation

Tracie Weekley of Dysart got quite a nice surprise a few weeks ago when she found out she won a vacation to Florida this December from KRNA 94.1 out of Cedar Rapids. Tracie grew up in Dysart and moved away after high school. She and her five children: Noah, Anna, Ella, Olivia, and Cooper moved ...

Power of the Purse Nov. 24-29

There will be a special fundraising event held at the end of November. The purpose of the event is to raise money to buy gifts for the local children for Christmas. "Power of the Purse" is brought to you by the Dysart Business Builders, and here's how it works! Stop into any of your favorite ...

Cub Scout Informational Night Nov. 18

A Cub Scout informational night will held at Dysart-Genseo Elementary School Tuesday, November 18 at 6:30pm. Professional Scouter Whitney Jackley will be there from the Winnebago Scout Council Office to talk about Cub Scouts and how a Cub Scout Pack can be started again in Dysart. This meeting ...

Union Vocalists to perform at Iowa State School Board Convention

Over the last 13 years, the Union High School Vocal Department has become a regular performer of our Nation's Anthem at all of the state athletic finals including State Football, State Boys Basketball, State Girls Basketball, State Dual Wrestling, State Individual Wrestling, State Volleyball ...

Final meal before Comm. Bldg. renovations

The Dysart senior citizens will meet on Tuesday, November 11 for a pot luck dinner at noon in the Community Building. Bring your own table service and a dish to share. The Baptists will do the coffee and cleanup.This will be the last dinner until September 2015 as the Community Building will be ...

Wellmark awards $7,500 to Old Creamery Nature Trail

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield presented a $7,500 award for the Old Creamery Nature Trail rest area to the Benton County Conservation Board. The award will help construct a rest area along the Old Creamery Nature Trail in Garrison, Iowa, the midpoint of the 15 mile trail that runs from ...

Groovy, baby! — Ashton Towers comes to UHS stage Nov. 8 & 9

Time to go back to those shagadelic times of the late 60's and early 70s' as the Union High School Drama Department presents Ashton Towers: International Man of Intrigue on November 8th and 9th. The play, a farce of the popular Austin Powers movie trilogy, follows the adventures of super spy, ...