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Opinion

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 ...

Author Trent Reedy speaks in hometown Dysart

Letters to the Editor

Dysart native and award-winning author Trent Reedy returned to his hometown on Friday, March 29 in a crowded Norma Anders Library to relay his life experiences in the Iowa Army National Guard that helped inspire his early novels."Several months ago, I was contacted by the librarian at the ...