Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat came to life on the Union stage this past weekend as the cast and crew battled the bleak weather to deliver a bright performance.The musical, written by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, follows the story of Joseph (Carter Spore) as a ...

he Dysart Police Department has announced the creation of a Citizen's Police Academy, a six-week course for residents to learn more about law enforcement and the department to engage with the public.Headed up by Dysart Police Officer Jeremy Stenda, the Citizens Police Academy will cover topics ...

Young families in Dysart have developed a noticeable cabin fever in recent months with winter weather playing it's worst, so Chris and Jenny Dumas have created a Toddler Time group at the Dysart Community Building."When we were living in Waterloo, the Cedar Falls Rec Center had a thing with ...

The 10th annual Lip-off contest cruised into Round 3 at Union Middle School on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Each group lip synced one minute of a song or skit on stage for the entire student body. On Wednesday, the students and staff will "money vote" for the groups they wish to see again the next week. ...

Winter weather and deteriorating road conditions couldn't stop the people of Dysart from helping the ambulance service transport a pregnant patient to Cedar Rapids on Sunday, Feb. 24 as Dysart Fire Dept, Dysart Public Works and Cael Petersen helped clear the way."We were dispatched to transport ...

Union Speech sent 23 events and 19 students to the District Individual Speech Contest at Maquoketa Valley High School on Monday, Feb. 25, with 14 events moving on to state.The following events competed at Maquoketa Valley, with those receiving a Division I rating moving on to State in Forest ...

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 wrestling's season came to a conclusion as seven wrestlers from the program traveled to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines for the State Wrestling Tournament February 14-16, coming away with a fourth place finish in 2A and a champion under their belt."This tournament is the pinnacle for that ...

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," ...

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 ...