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 ...
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 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 ...
The Union wrestling program will send seven wrestlers to the State Wrestling Tournament at Wells Fargo in Des Moines this week as the Knights took advantage of wrestle backs to keep several seasons alive.Union will be represented by Lincoln Mehlert at 106 lbs, Kolten Crawford at 113 lbs, Hunter ...
The North Tama wrestling program saw its first independent season in 26 years come to a conclusion at Districts in Denver on Saturday, Feb. 9 as Tyler and Chase Morrison did not qualify to move on to the State Wrestling Tournament this weekend.The two seniors had qualified for Districts at ...
Students, faculty and administrators at Union received a surprise second winter break as record-low temperatures and snow kept them out of school for nearly two weeks between January 22 to January 31."There were absolutely no indication this would turn into so many snow days," Travis Fleshner, ...
Dysart residents and area dog owners will once again have a grooming salon in their vicinity as Sue Rutledge has reopened The Petshed LLC in Dysart again after moving the business to Oelwein.Rutledge started The Petshed LLC in Dysart in 2015 after twelve years of dog grooming experience prior ...