GARWIN - The Garwin City Park popcorn stand was dedicated recently in honor of a man whose commitment to the community may have been a cut above the rest."Merle [Parks] did so much for the town with his carpentry [work] and it was his plan for the popcorn stand. His health prohibited him from ...

The Dysart Development Corporation and the Dysart Blue Hats Club hosted the third annual Golf Cart Cruise last week. The weather was absolutely beautiful as people started arriving on Main Street with their golf carts. The cruise was set to start at 6 pm, and last until about 6:30. Then ...

On August 12, we enjoyed an afternoon with a potluck dinner at the community building with the United Methodists doing the coffee and clean-up. A table prayer was given by William Livingston.After lunch we had a drawing for door prizes that went to Brenda Roberts, Pat Brockway, Nancy Abbott and ...

On Sunday, August 24th, the Dysart Historical Society will dedicate the farm windmill which was installed recently east of the brick Historical Museum at the Historical Center at 612 Crisman Street in Dysart. The windmill is a memorial for Bill R. Brandt, former area farmer, who was a Dysart ...

Six members of the Dysart High School Class of 1949 met at Chelle's Bar and Grill in Dysart on Saturday, August 9, 2014, for dinner and reminiscing. Pictured (L to R) are, front row: Marcella (Dvorak) Milne, Thelma (Hark) Brandt, Darlene (Norden) Monroe. Back row: Junior Edmonds, Bob ...

Tama County ranked 11th in Iowa in cases of confirmed child abuse in 2012. In 2013, the ranking dropped to 63rd. These numbers come from a recently released report from the Iowa Department of Human Services for the latest statistics.Even though the number of reported cases dropped by 22 in ...

Hora-Machacek Auxiliary met on Tuesday, August 5th at the post home in Clutier. There were 10 members present. Secretary Nancy call the roll and read last months minutes. Treasurer Linda gave units financial report. Bills presented were for the food for the IVH picnic. Linda Dvorak made a loaf ...

Eight members of the Class of 1947 met at the Pizza Ranch at Vinton on August 4, 2014. After lunch the afternoon was spent visiting and reminiscing. Pictured are, front row (L to R): Arlene (Lassen) Schlotfelt, Niels Schmidt, Emma (Trunck) Wahl, and Marlys (Wacha) Cizek. Back row: Curtis ...

The residents of Traer over the years have experienced many tragedies in many forms, such as illness and accidents. There isn't much that can be done about the accidents, but illness is another story. About a year ago, a former Traer resident, Jack McKinney, who lives in State Center, almost ...

Beats, Burgers, Brats, Brews and Bicycles will be on Main Street and the Old Creamery Nature Trail Saturday, August 23 from noon to 5:00pm. Volunteers, local service organizations, the Dysart Business Builders and the Dysart Development Corporation have been planning this event for months in ...