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Opinion

Cayton resigns as UHS principal

Letters to the Editor

Union High School Principal Jim Cayton will resign at the end of the current school year, with his retirement approved by the Union school board on Monday, Feb. 18."When you turn 55, you start thinking about retirement and what you want to do next, but that was around when I was hired here at ...

Union Dance Team ends season with showcase

Letters to the Editor

Members of the Union Dance Team performed one last time together on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Union Middle School for their annual showcase and fundraiser while also recognizing the middle school dancers and four seniors."This year's team is defined by our large group with 24 out the season," ...

Pospisil named head football coach

Letters to the Editor

The Union football program has promoted Jared Pospisil from a volunteer coach to the head coach of the Union Knights for the 2019 season, succeeding Joe Hadachek after his resignation in December."I'm looking forward to this process and can't thank Coach Hadachek enough for his support during ...

Union schools records eight consecutive snow days

Letters to the Editor

Students, faculty and administrators at Union received a surprise second winter break as record-low temperatures and snow kept them out of school for nearly two weeks between January 22 to January 31."There were absolutely no indication this would turn into so many snow days," Travis Fleshner, ...

The Petshed returns to Dysart

Letters to the Editor

Dysart residents and area dog owners will once again have a grooming salon in their vicinity as Sue Rutledge has reopened The Petshed LLC in Dysart again after moving the business to Oelwein.Rutledge started The Petshed LLC in Dysart in 2015 after twelve years of dog grooming experience prior ...

Public hearing set for tax abatement

Letters to the Editor

The Dysart City Council approved to move forward in the process to adopt tax abatement in town during a special meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 23, establishing a public hearing for the March 13 meeting.As reported in the January 18 issue of the Dysart Reporter, the City of Dysart is considering a ...

Seven Union groups advance to Large Group State

Letters to the Editor

Large Group Speech from Union High competed in a delayed District contest on Saturday, Jan. 26 at Cascade High School, with seven groups advancing to the State contest this weekend at Waterloo West High School."We had a hectic but overall successful day this past Saturday at our district speech ...

Brown elected Dysart Fire Chief

Letters to the Editor

Tim Brown has recently been elected as the new Fire Chief of the Dysart Fire Department with Al Bredehoeft stepping down.Brown has been a member of the Dysart Fire Department since 2005 and got involved to be "a servant of the community" and was asked by the department. Outside of his ...

EMT class certifies six students for EMS services

Letters to the Editor

An Emergency Medical Technician class hosted in Dysart by Ambulance Director Julie Scadden has certified six students as EMTs to address the lack of certified volunteers in Dysart and the area.Of those certified as EMTs, four are are from Dysart, one from Traer and one fromm Garrison. Each ...

Union Speech readies for Large Group Districts

Letters to the Editor

Approximately 80 Union High students will take part in Large Group Speech this year as they prepare for Districts at Cascade High School on Saturday, Jan. 19.The program starts preparing in mid-November as they put together groups and find times to practice. Each group meets through December ...