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Hampton-Dumont-CAL hosting Battle for Bradford against Iowa Falls-Alden Friday
The Hampton-Dumont-CAL football team will host Iowa Falls-Alden in the latest installment of the Battle for Bradford Friday on 104.9 KLMJ. “My thing is you got skin in the game,” Iowa Falls-Alden coach Eric Walkingstick says. “We’re 17 miles apart, our kids know their kids, they’re talking about names. I know their kids are talking about names. So whenever you get into something like that, first game of the year, both sides are gonna be excited. The student body’s gonna be going crazy on both sides. The plays are gonna be huge, the players are gonna be making big plays. And with that being said, this is the state championship game for both teams, because who doesn’t wanna start off with a 1-0 record. So there’s a lot on line and we know that the Battle for Bradford is a notorious game and it’s pretty even. And we’re sitting there wanting to get another notch on that trophy.”
Grand Junction Was in the Limelight With Inaugural Channel Seed Customer Appreciation Event Wednesday Night
An augural event that was held in Grand Junction Wednesday night brought hundreds of people to the downtown area. Channel Seed Field Service Representative Savannah Lyons tells Raccoon Valley Radio the Channel Customer Appreciation event was hosted by Dustin Fouch of Fouch Agriservice, where between 1,500 and 2,000 Channel customers from 14 states attended. She says the program started at 4:30pm inside the Fouch Agriservice buildings on Main Street with speakers that presented information on agriculture-related topics, then the musical acts of Levi Riggs, followed by the country band legend of Blackhawk took the stage at night.
Half-dozen new restaurants open in North Platte
Jersey Mike’s sub sandwich shop will open at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, the latest of a string of five new places to eat in North Platte in three months, with another nearly ready to open at the airport. Jersey Mike’s started on a boardwalk along the New...
Friday night roundup week 1
Hampton scored, and scored, and scored to open the 2024 season Friday night. Hawk senior Jack Bullis found pay dirt eight times as Hampton picked up a 72-28 win at Parkview Christian, highlighting the area's efforts to start the 2024 fall football season. Hampton will have a bye week next...
Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball dominates in home opener
Any worries that the Nebraska Cornhuskers might suffer a letdown after an emotional couple of weeks leading up to the season opener, and then a big match against the No. 9 team in the country were misplaced. And best of all, the Huskers absolutely made it clear very early on, that those worries could be put away.
Corn Sweat Unleashes a Merciless Heatwave on Iowa
When I first moved to the Midwest nearly four years ago, I thought it would be the winters that would be tough to deal with. Little did I know that those blistering cold days in January or February would have nothing on an Iowa summer!. The end of August saw...
State disaster declaration made following July storms, derecho
Counties in our area have officially been declared state disaster areas after the mid-July derecho that went across Illinois and Iowa, producing flooding rains and tornadoes. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency says Governor JB Pritzker has declared Henry and Fulton Counties — along with Cook, St. Clair, Washington, Winnebago, and Will Counties disaster areas with a proclamation issued Friday. A federal disaster declaration has been requested, but no word on when that might happen.
2024 Iowa State Fair Skillathon Contest Results Announced
AMES, Iowa – This year, 192 youth from 49 Iowa counties participated in Iowa State University Extension and Outreach skillathons for meat goats, sheep and swine at the Iowa State Fair. The swine and sheep skillathons took place on Aug. 11 and a goat skillathon was held on Aug. 14.
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