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2024 Chargers Softball Coach on Future of Team
With five seniors who were strong leaders for the AC/GC Chargers having graduated from the softball team, Head Coach Eric Van Meter talks about the younger players that will help lead the team next season. Van Meter says that the juniors have a core of three athletes that have a...
Immigrant community pushes Iowa City for minority-specific affordable housing
Colombian immigrant and Iowa City resident Francisco Rodriguez said his family felt "helpless" when searching for a place to live. Between application fees, deposits and the need for a translator, he struggled to land a place for his five-person family for six months. Rodriguez is one of many Iowa City...
1979 – Sanger Takes Quad City Raceway 100
East Moline, Ill. (July 17, 1979) – Ed Sanger of Waterloo, Iowa, started on the pole position and led from start to finish Tuesday night to win the Quad City Raceway 100 and pocket $3,000 along the way. Sanger picked up $20 in lap money for each of the...
'Coach (Tim) Lester is awesome': WR Jacob Gill excited about opportunity to be utilized in Iowa's offense
IOWA CITY, Iowa-- The Hawkeyes haven't had an all-Big Ten wide receiver since Marvin McNutt back in 2011. New Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester is hoping to bring some new excitement back to the position. Following the 2023 season, Iowa needed some more numbers at the position. The Hawkeyes went out and received a commitment from Northwestern wide receiver Jacob Gill.
West Des Moines woman allegedly brandishes kitchen knife in fight
A West Des Moines woman was arrested early Friday after she allegedly brandished a kitchen knife in the course of a domestic dispute. Christina Coronado, 38, of 7255 Lake Dr., West Des Moines, was charged with first-offense domestic abuse assault-display or use a weapon and two counts of child endangerment.
'We're going to have a blast:' Winterset community prepares for RAGBRAI riders
WINTERSET, Iowa — With just days until thousands of bicyclists pour into town square, Winterset is making its final preparations before hosting the third day of theRegister's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. Winterset last hosted five years ago, in 2019. But for 2024, riders are facing one of...
Melcher-Dallas Man Arrested for Felony Child Endangerment
A Melcher Dallas man was arrested Wednesday on two felony counts of child endangerment and neglect or abandonment of a dependent from an incident that allegedly occurred in May. At approximately 2:15 pm on May 21st, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call of a child that was...
Big animals need a big property, and ARL of Iowa just purchased a 21-acre ranch
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is expanding its capacity to care for barnyard animals with the purchase of a 21-acre ranch in north central Polk County. The new facilities include three grazing pastures, a barn with horse stalls, both an indoor and outdoor arena and a smaller structure for goats, chickens and other small barn animals. The purchase cost $2 million, with half the funds coming from the ARL Foundation. A donation campaign will also help raise funds to refurbish the facilities before animals move in.
On Leadership: DMACC president, Iowa Hall of Famer Robert J. Denson on Transformational Leadership
This is part of an ongoing series on Transformational Leadership. When Robert J. Denson marked his 20th anniversary as president of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in December of 2023, he was quoted as saying: “I’m as excited and energized to be in this role today as I was my first day on the job.”
Waukee CSD Alum Drafted to MLB
Jackson Wentworth, a 2021 graduate of Waukee High School, has been selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2024 Major Baseball League (MLB) draft. While in high school, Jackson won 17 games as a starting pitcher, helped lead the Warriors to two state tournaments, and was ranked as the No. 2 right-handed pitcher in the state by Perfect Game. Jackson was named first team all-state his senior year and holds the school record in strikeouts with 216.
Local student-athletes to compete in Saturday’s Iowa Shrine Bowl
Several local student-athletes will participate in Saturday’s 2024 Iowa Shrine Bowl, a senior all-star football game with the mission of benefiting Shriner’s Children’s Hospitals. North Squad participants:. Colin Gordon, Grundy Center. Trent Cakerice, Grundy Center. Jaden Damiano, Iowa Falls-Alden. Cheer squad participants:. Kenedie Kolder, Aplington-Parkersburg. MaKayla Beisel,...
Driver flown to KC hospital after car bursts into flames on Missouri Highway
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A woman is fighting for her life at a Kansas City hospital after her vehicle caught fire during a crash along a rural Missouri highway. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that around 3:55 p.m. on Friday, July 19, emergency crews were called to the area of Highway 65 and Route E about 6 miles southeast of Princeton with reports of a 2-vehicle collision.
Former Harlan standout McLaughlin all set for junior season with Iowa State
(KMAland) -- Former Harlan standout athlete and Iowa State linebacker Will McClaughlin is ready for year three in the Cyclones defense. One year after starting every game, the junior believes he can improve on his breakout season. “I have to commend Coach (Matt) Campbell and all of the staff for...
Grimes woman's baseball bat appraised up to $20K, almost sold for $1 at garage sale
GRIMES, Iowa — PBS selected a Grimes woman to be featured in a new episode of the station's show: "Antiques Roadshow" after she learned the estimated value of a baseball legend's bat she almost sold for $1 at a garage sale in 2012. Sue McEntee said an antique collector...
Montezuma welder offering on-location and home-based services
Lucas Hilton, owner of Hilton’s Welding and Repair in Montezuma, practices his trade on a broken hinge. Some of his work includes boats, trucks, livestock trailers, gates, hinges and tank repairs, all types of agriculture equipment from tractors to animal feeders and much more. Do you need...
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