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Opinion

Club Dysart prepared for 4th of July

Letters to the Editor

Club Dysart's Annual 4th of July Celebration is just around the corner and organizers feel ready this season for the flood of visitors expected to grace the town that Thursday."4th of July is always a great time for Dysart," Amanda Schneider, President of Club Dysart said. "There's something ...

Author Ann Markim visits Norma Anders Public Library

Letters to the Editor

"Why am I here?" was the question author Anna Markim posed to an engaged audience at Norma Anders Library on Tuesday, June 18 as the former Dysart resident visited to discuss her book and the research which led to her writing.Born Margaret Irvine (Knudsen), Markim is the author of "The Legacy", ...

Dysart Aquatic Center open for summer

Letters to the Editor

The Dysart Aquatic Center is up and running for the summer and despite setbacks in the past year the staff is primed to provide area families with a fun, safe pool for the scorching days ahead.Michelle Lynn returns for her third season as the manager of Dysart Aquatic Center, which is run by ...

Scott enlists U.S. Air Force

Letters to the Editor

Dysart resident and recent Union graduate Mason Scott has joined the U.S. Air Force, swearing in for duty on Wednesday, May 29 at MEPS in Camp Dodge in Johnston, IA.Currently, Scott is attending boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX for mechanical aptitude and the family is ...

Connell street project approved for this summer

Letters to the Editor

The Dysart City Council has approved a pavement and storm sewer replacement project along Connell Street from Jefferson Street to East Street with Anderson-Bogert Engineers this summer."The existing pavement is in terrible conditions, but recently one of the storm sewers collapsed and it became ...

Toenges named next Union High Principal

Letters to the Editor

Union High School will see a brand new face walking its hallways next school year as Jason Toenges has been selected as 9-12 Principal starting this summer."I feel very blessed to have this opportunity and really look forward to getting to know people in Dysart and La Porte City," Toenges said. ...

Tama County Relay for Life raises $12,053 in new venue

Letters to the Editor

Cancer survivors, supporters and community gathered in the Dysart Community Building on Sunday, March 31 for the Tama County Relay for Life, recognizing the fight against cancer many battle and raising $12,053 for research.The event underwent significant changes this year, including an earlier ...