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'Bounce back': How a long-time RAGBRAI rider fulfilled his dream alongside his daughter
IOWA, Iowa — This year’s RAGBRAI is a dream come true for 87-year-old Jim Lundbeck and his daughter, Kelly Brooks. For the father-daughter pair, it’s been four years in the making. They were supposed to do the annual bike ride together in 2020, but RAGBRAI was cancelled...
Iowans weigh in on state’s higher education future
University of Northern Iowa students participate in UNI Day at the Iowa Capitol on March 5, 2024. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Like many schools, Bondurant-Farrar High School has a bulletin board set up every spring for seniors to announce their plans for after graduation. While some students were headed to out-of-state colleges or directly into the workforce through a trade, half of the board was dominated by cards signaling one of Iowa’s public universities as students’ next step.
Iowa voters react to presidential race shakeup
DES MOINES, Iowa — On a Monday afternoon we found three voices inside Smokey Row coffee shop to share their thoughts on the 2024 presidential race. “I’m a republican at heart,” Linda Woods explained as she reacted to the latest news of president Joe Biden ending his re-election campaign. Across the room, Margo Keller proclaimed […]
County wants input on Newberry Center building
LEE COUNTY – In another move to reduce the Lee County Supervisors' building inventory, Supervisors opened up a dialogue on possibly selling another county building, this time the Newberry Center in Fort Madison. The center is currently home to the Fort Madison senior center and the UFCW Local 617....
Working Warmer For the Weekend
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) - Temperatures today resided in the 80s. By the weekend, expect to see temperatures near 90. This weekend warmup is expected to close out the month of July. Sunday’s high at 91 will lead a multitude of days in the 90s through at least the mid part of next week and into the early days of August. This warmup comes after a pleasant week of below normal temperatures for the month of July, where highs consistently read in the low to mid 80s and upper 70s.
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