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Vote for top ATH in the state entering 2024 Iowa high school football season
Who is the best athlete entering the 2024 Iowa high school football season? The Des Moines Register sought to find out with its definitive best players by position in the area list. Now it's your turn to vote. Make your selection of the state’s best ATH recruit and be sure to read all of our...
Iowa One of Only 5 States That Provides a Student This Protection
Iowa stands out as one of only five states in the U.S. that prohibits corporal punishment in schools. This policy reflects the state's commitment to alternative disciplinary methods and a focus on student well-being. Illinois is a little late to this action but has just passed laws restricting corporal punishment but those laws do not take effect until January 2025.
Acclaimed author whose new book reimagines Waco siege makes Iowa stops (AUDIO)
An internationally best-selling novelist and an alum of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop is appearing in Des Moines and Iowa City this week, while headlining the opening of the 22nd annual DMACC Celebration of Literary Arts. Bret Anthony Johnston is director of the Michener Center for Writers at the University...
Iowa Internet Sensation Has Unlikely Run in with ’90s Star
You might remember Gucci the cow from the viral videos that took the internet by storm a few years back. He and his owner, Mason Corkery from Jesup, made a splash on television screens after videos of their adventures to Chick-fil-A, Dairy Queen, and Starbucks went viral on TikTok. The...
Iowa basketball star Hannah Stuelke champions mental health initiatives at CRCSD
Iowa Women's basketball star Hannah Stuelke joined CRCSD in unveiling new mental health services for schools. The Washington High alum is pushing to improve mental health at her alma mater as the district emphasizes its goal to lower barriers so achievement can rise. "I don't think a lot of people...
Firestorm over Republican's endorsement of Feenstra's Democratic opponent
(The Center Square) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds called fellow Republican Kevin Virgil a "sore loser" after Virgil endorsed the Democratic opponent of U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa. Virgil lost to Feenstra in the June primary. He said in a statement posted on X that Feenstra is "widely disliked." "Most voters acknowledge that he accomplishes nothing, that he refuses to engage with his constituents, and that he has been bought...
Rotary considers taking on fairground concession stand
The Rotary Club of West Liberty may rebuild its concession shack at the Muscatine County Fairgrounds in West Liberty. The aging stand in the center of the fairgrounds is suffering with a decaying wall structure, and the organization is comparing the costs of repairing the structure with replacing it all together with a new building.
Michelle Wheeler honored for Simpson Home service
Putting “service above self,” Simpson Memorial Home Activities Director Michelle Wheeler has been honored with the Iowa Support & Services Professional of the Year. Called an “exemplary activities director” in her nomination letter, Wheeler will receive her state award on Sept. 11 in Ames after being honored by West Liberty Mayor Mark Smith at a special presentation earlier this month.
Comet football enters a new era
West Liberty head coach Jason Dumont is ready to help bring winning football back to West Liberty. The allure of building up a new program brought Dumont out of a brief retirement this winter and he is ready for the challenge of starting anew. “What excites me the most is...
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