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Willie Ray’s Q Shack to travel to Northwestern Iowa to help flood victims
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids restaurant owner Willie Ray Fairley says he is taking a crew to northwestern Iowa this weekend to help Iowans impacted by devastating flooding. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Fairley said the team with Willie Ray’s Q Shack will be serving meals Saturday...
Historic front page from the Des Moines Register, May 1, 1916: Fight over KKK-focused film
Des Moines' NAACP and Union Civil War veterans, along with some Catholic groups, join forces seeking to block the showing of D.W. Griffith's silent film "The Birth of a Nation," which glorifies the post-war Ku Klux Klan. Worried about the prospect of racial and ethnic violence, city leaders vote to bar the movie. The Register's sister afternoon paper reports on May 1, 1916, that a judge has declined to halt enforcement of the ban. Ultimately, another judge allows the show to go on. While the city is spared open conflict, the film is widely considered to have sparked a revival of the Klan, which by the 1920s becomes a powerful force in Iowa and across the Midwest as anti-Black and anti-immigrant fervor rises.
ADM Softball Statistics Nearing the End of Regular Season
The Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Softball team has been playing well, as they’ve won their last nine games. The Tigers are winding down the regular season with the last stretch of games. Over the nine-game winning streak, ADM has outscored their opponents 57-18 with the bats seemingly coming alive at the right time. So far this season, Junior Madi James leads the team in runs scored with 24. Senior Cameran Smith is right behind with 23, then it is Junior Aniston Tollari and Sophomore Lauren Hagedorn who have scored 21.
You can now drink up with brunch in W. Des Moines: City OKs bottomless booze, with strings
Some West Des Moines bars and restaurants had been unknowingly violating the city's ban on unlimited alcoholic drink specials by serving bottomless booze during brunch — and local police didn't know about it either. But the specials are now legal under city code. On Monday, West Des Moines City Council members passed an...
Hawks softball wins six straight, baseball surges with Worley
Baseball (10-14) With the only thing left on the schedule being the start of regional action on Saturday, Woodward-Granger picked up two more wins to build some momentum. Dating back to June 17, the Hawks went 5-1 for their best stretch of the season after picking up wins against Madrid (11-14) and ACGC (1-20) on June 25 and 26. That stretch was ended with an untimely meeting with juggernaut Des Moines Christian (ranked No. 2 in the class and riding a 19-game win streak) on June 27.
Nate Heise might be the perfect role player for Iowa State basketball
When then-Northern Iowa guard finished his fourth season with the Panthers, he had nothing but positive things to say about his time in Cedar Falls. Inside him, however, was a desire to do something bigger. "I wanted to play in arguably the best conference," Heise said. With one year of...
Wildcat Softball Ends Regular Season at 15-16
The West Central Valley Wildcat softball team ends the regular season at 15-16 after defeating the Orient-Macksburg Bulldogs on Monday. Wildcat seniors Anna Brynes, Zoey Dickson, Ella Sand, and Addison Feris got to end their regular season at West Central Valley with a bang as they defeated the Bulldogs 17-7. Zoey Dickson, led the teams in hits by an exception margin with 52 during the regular season followed by Lillian Gilbert with 38. Macy Long and Ella Sand would not be far behind, with 37 and 36 hits respectively.
Jayettes Take Tough Loss on Senior Night
The Toreadores would look to play spoiler for a Jayette team needing some confidence the night before a long break for Independence Day. Boone started off hot with leadoff hitter Sydney Adams lasered a base hit into left field, stole a base, and then scored on an RBI single from Erin Ades.
Two Teens Injured and One Dead in Single-Vehicle Crash in Fort Dodge
(Fort Dodge, IA) – A tragic incident at a Fort Dodge park claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl and led to another teenage girl being airlifted to a hospital in Des Moines. The crash involved a single vehicle, a Chevy Malibu, which the driver lost control of, causing it to collide with a tree. A third passenger received treatment at the scene and was later released. The Iowa State Patrol is currently investigating the crash, and there has been no update on the condition of the hospitalized driver.
Reminder: 4th of July Closures in Dallas County
A reminder that there will be many closures in the cities of Perry and Adel in observance of the 4th of July holiday tomorrow. The City of Perry claims that the Perry City offices, the Perry Public Library, the McCreary Community Building, and the Water Works Office will be closed tomorrow. The McCreary Building is still open for members ages 18 and older to use the 24-Hour Fitness Room. Perry City Hall will have offices closed on Friday as well. According to the City of Perry, garbage will still run as normal.
Essential Dos and Don’ts for Iowa’s New THC Regulations
On Monday, July 1st at midnight, a new law went into effect, causing some restaurants, bars, and distributors to panic. It's a new state law focused on the use and sale of tetrahydrocannabinol, otherwise known as THC. The new law (HF 2605) does not outright ban THC in products like...
Angela Harrington at Panka Peruvian Restaurant
Angela Harrington is a developer, hotelier and civic promoter of the I-80 corridor from Des Moines to Iowa City. We asked her to lunch and met at Panka Peruvian Restaurant, a marvelous, minority- and female-owned café on Ingersoll. Mariella Maya’s restaurant upgraded recently after she closed her rotisserie chicken...
Fireworks Ordinance Reminder for Jefferson Residents
The Jefferson Police Department is reminding residents about the fireworks ordinance. Police Chief Mark Clouse says fireworks are still illegal to shoot off within city limits. “That would not include sparklers, snakes, that type of novelty item that you can buy at Dollar General or somewhere. But anything that you...
Kick Performing Tonight for Meet Me In Minburn
Raccoon Valley Radio does not own photo. The next event in the City of Minburn will be taking place tonight. The second Meet Me In Minburn concert is happening tonight at Meek Park, featuring the band Kick. The band is a group of three individuals, with lead singer and guitarist Jake Kemble. Kemble is from the Panora area and explains that he had a friend who was originally supposed to perform 11 years ago, but had to drop out, which gave him an opportunity.
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