Dysart Public Works Superintendent will retire from his position officially on Friday, Nov. 30 after 15 years with the City of Dysart and was recognized during his final City Council meeting in his capacity last week."It was something different every day and I enjoyed that," Riggins said. "You ...
More than 50 vendors from Boone, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and across Iowa set up shop in the Dysart Community Center for the 47th Annual Holiday Baazar, bringing festive and fun trinkets to the town.The event has been sponsored by the Dysart Development Corporation for the past seven years, but ...
Sarah Michael, Molly Niebergall and Rebekah Leipold represented Union in the 2019 Solo Competition at Newton High School on November 2 and 3, each receiving a Division 1 rating for excellence.Soloists are judged on several categories and sub-categories. First, the dancers are judged on ...
Pastor John Lynn and the congregation at Crosspointe Church in Dysart have a new building to call home after extensive renovations to the former St. Joesph's Catholic Church and little touch of their own.Lynn, the Pastor of Crosspointe Church for the past seven years, and the 65 members of the ...
The Union Drama Department will bring the imagination and color of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz to the stage for their fall performance on Saturday, Nov. 3 and Sunday, Nov. 4 at the high school."The reason we're doing two play is basically to give enough students the opportunity to ...
It's a loud, crowded Friday night at Union Stadium for the district's 30th Homecoming as the home Knights football team have pulled well ahead of visiting Roland-Story. Speaking off football, the 2011 Knights have just been honored for their 3A championship and will be forever remembered in the ...
As an attack comes flying over the net, libero Haylee Keune sets her feet and smoothly receives the volley. Keune expertly guides the ball back towards the net, where Maggie Driscol waits for just the right moment for the set she desires. Also in wait is Megan Hudson, as her eyes follow the ...
The Little Knights Learning Center (LKLC) has been open for more than two months now but held a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house for the daycare on Monday, Oct. 15.Members of the Dysart community and the daycare board overseeing held the ribbon cutting outside the doors of the daycare ...
The Union High School National Honor Society (NHS) is taking part in the Northeast Iowa Food Bank Student Food Drive, competing against other area schools and collecting meals for those in need.The student food drive will last six weeks for Union as they compete directly with Hudson High ...
For most of her entire life, Helen Wieben has contributed her time to a multitude of different causes, her community and her hobbies, being recently recognized as a Wallaces Farmer Master Farm Homemaker in the Wallaces Farmer Magazine for the month of September."I got the letter after working ...