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 ...
Karson Hennings of Dysart and Dysart-La Porte FFA Instructor Louis Beck recently returned from an educational trip to Kosovo from September 22-28, learning more about the small European country and its agriculture firsthand.The trip was part of Hawkeye Community College's international program ...
Union continued to roll past the competition in District play with a commanding 45-13 win over host Vinton-Shellsburg on Friday, Oct. 5 after a lightning delay pushed the game back an hour."Playing at home, they have some kids here who don't quit," Hadachek said. "They have a couple of good ...
With rain threatening a Friday matchup between the North Tama Redhawks and GMG Wolverines, the football programs agreed to play a rare Thursday game as the Redhawks dominated their longtime rival 49-0."It's a rivalry game and these kids know each other to give them extra incentive," coach Tom ...
The Union Knights football program scored another dominate win on their own turf as they hosted Roland-Story for Homecoming, handing the Norsemen a 44-8 loss."On paper, they have good-sized kids and have six guys committed to playing in college, one to Iowa State, so we were thinking this would ...
The North Tama Redhawks followed up a low scoring 7-6 win over East Buc with a high scoring 34-26 win against the Grundy Center Spartans on Friday, Sept. 28 in Traer."Grundy Center has a very explosive offense led by their freshman quarterback, Logan Knaack," coach Tom McDermott said. "We knew ...
Four members of the Union Dance team will join 275 of their fellow dancers to perform at a pre-game or halftime show during the girls basketball finals in March.The Union students selected are freshman Sarah Michael for the halftime show, junior Rebekah Leipold for the pregame show, junior ...
The North Tama Redhawks continued district play with a trip to East Buchanan on Friday, Sept. 21 for a defensive battle that saw the Redhawks squeak by for a close win against a team prepared for the run."We felt they would be tough competition at the beginning of the year and one of the ...
After weathering two straight losses at the hands of Charles City and Dike-New Hartford, Union football scored a statement win over third ranked Benton Community on Friday, Sept. 21, cruising to a 34-6 win behind their unrelenting defense and one of their best offensive outings of the season."I ...