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Maytag Pool’s Annual Dog Swim is This Sunday Evening
The event that annually ends the swimming season at Newton’s Maytag pool will be held tomorrow. From 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Sunday August 18th, dogs will be allowed into the pool, The Maytag Pool Dog Swim is a fundraiser for pool operations. Admission is $6.00 per dog & handler. TOne handler (16 years old or above) can enter the pool with each dog. A release waiver must be signed by each person entering the pool. Only dogs will be allowed to swim. All spectators must remain outside the fence or in the upper pool pavilion.
Panther soccer controls first half in 5-1 win over Western Illinois
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- A dominant first half on offense was the catalyst for the UNI soccer team on Sunday as the Panthers grabbed their first win of the young season at home in a 5-1 performance against the Western Illinois Leathernecks. The Panthers struck early in the fourth minute...
Viral Iowa State Fair Pie-Eating Kid Champion Receives More Pies From a Central Iowa Bakery
BONDURANT, Iowa (KCCI) - 8 year-old Zack Lucas, an Iowa State Fair pie-eating champion, is still enjoying his moment in the spotlight, KCCI’s Jodi Long reported. This weekend, Lucas and his family went to Home Slice Handmade Pies in Bondurant to pick out some pies. Lucas’ interview on Thursday...
Favorable weather brings large crowds to Day 10 of the Iowa State Fair, attendance record nears
On the first Saturday of the Iowa State Fair, officials closed all of the parking lots at the Fairgrounds by 1 p.m. For the first time ever, the lots were full. On the second Saturday of the fair, the same thing happened, with the parking lots closing at 2 p.m. And it showed in the number of people who attended the fair on Saturday. Long lines awaited fairgoers whether taking a shuttle to the fair, trying...
Invasive Parasitic Eyeworm Could Use Bears to Spread Across Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin
A recent discovery of parasitic worms in a black bear in Pennsylvania has sparked concerns about the potential spread of this emerging disease in the Midwest, including Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin where bear populations have increased, and more sightings have been reported. The parasitic worm Thelazia callipaeda, or eyeworm, is an invasive species that has been increasingly detected in various parts of the United States, especially in domestic pets and now, for the first time, in wild animals.
Iowa’s Big Grove Brewery Has a New Beer That Will Help Plant More Trees
Here we have a classic case of being able to enjoy a few adult beverages while also helping to positively contribute to society. Where I'm from, we call that a win-win situation. You can help support an Iowa business and help add more trees across Iowa's landscape. Big Grove Brewery has teemed up with Trees Forever to help more trees get planted in Iowa.
Iowa GOP to hold nominating convention for vacant Senate seat
(ABC 6 News) — On Monday, north Iowa Republicans are heading to Mason City to hold a nominating convention for a newly vacated Senate seat. Iowa Senator Waylon Brown of Osage resigned last month just after narrowly defeating challenger Doug Campbell in the June primary. Brown later revealed that...
Minor injuries in 2-vehicle collision
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after two vehicles collided at Highway 13 and Cottage Grove Pkwy this evening. At 7:12 PM, Emergency responders arrived to the scene of the accident, where a white Cheverolet Equinox had collided with a blue Ford Escape.
Childhood best friends from Florida - Sergio Morancy and J.J. Dervil - reunite on the football field at UNI
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) - UNI teammates - wide receiver Sergio Morancy and defensive back J.J. Dervil - aren’t family. But they’re darn close. “We’ve been brothers,” said Dervil. “I don’t really have a memory without Serg. I have been little bro. Serg has been big bro.”
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