"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", ...

The Union baseball team claimed their first win of the 2019 season as they resumed a postponed game at Hudson on Monday, January 17, winning the first of a doubleheader 5-4 before falling 4-0 in the second game.Resuming play tied at 2-2 and one out in the fifth, the Pirates later scored two ...

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 ...

Doctors Robert Pipho and Sarah Gingrich will be moving their family dentistry office in Dysart just across the street this fall as they address the needs of their practice to continue in town.Currently located at 407 Wilson Street, the practice will be moving to a larger location to be ...

The North Tama baseball team hosted rivals GMG for an Iowa Star matchup with conference implications on the line on Thursday, June 6, striking down the Wolverines 6-2."This was a huge game for us tonight for our conference standings," coach Dan Kopriva said. "It's a two-game swing. If they drop ...

When Allie Carty walked onto the Cownie Sports Complex on Thursday, there was a sense of familiarity for the senior forward. Along with her sister and several of her other classmates, Carty had reached this peak of the soccer season in 2017 as a sophomore, pushing the Knights to the State ...

The North Tama softball team hosted a tournament with Lisbon and Iowa Valley on Saturday, June 1, coming away with their first victory of the season against the latter in their second game of the day."This win feels good for the team," coach Patty Calderwood said. "These girls have been working ...

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 ...

The Hudson United soccer team took on the Boys State Soccer Tournament this past week in route to a win over Dubuque Wahlert, a close loss to Lewis Central and a finished with a win to leave Des Moines with their second third-place trophy as a team."We came into this tournament as the seven ...

Megan Carty and her sister Allie were sophomores when Union advanced to the State Girls Soccer Tournament in 2017 on their way to ending their season in the 2A Finals against Lewis Central, falling 2-1. Competing in the tournament is every player's goal, and Carty saw why firsthand as an ...