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Cass County Fair (IA) Schedule: 7/26/24
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The 75th Cass County Fair continues in Atlantic. Today’s schedule includes:. 9:00am – 12:00pm FFA Floriculture Speciman Enter. 6:30pm Mutton Busting (Grandstand event) 8:00pm Bull Ride/Rodeo (Grandstand event) The Fair runs through July 30th, and concludes with the Livestock Auction at 8-a.m. Tuesday. The...
Treynor's Osborn crowned Westfair Queen
(Council Bluffs) -- A Treynor High School student was crowned Westfair royalty earlier this week. Monica Osborn was crowned the 2024 Westfair Queen during a coronation ceremony to kick off fair festivities on Tuesday. A senior at Treynor High this fall, Osborn is the student body president and serves on the Iowa State 4-H Council. Osborn says receiving the crown earlier this week meant a lot.
Silvius attributes strong volunteer force, preparation to successful RAGBRAI experience
(Red Oak) -- Red Oak officials say everything fell into place as they welcomed a surge of cyclists to town earlier this week. After beginning with an Expo in Glenwood Saturday, riders on the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa pedaled through Silver City, Henderson, and Emerson before arriving in Red Oak Sunday. Red Oak Mayor Shawnna Silvius tells KMA News cyclists began rolling in at around 7 a.m. before a steady stream of riders arrived through the late morning and early afternoon.
DCI Investigates Stabbing in Red Oak
(Red Oak) A stabbing in Red Oak is under investigation. On Thursday, at approximately 10:29 p.m., the Red Oak Police Department received a call from an individual requesting assistance at an apartment complex on West Reed Street in Red Oak. Responding officers found a 48-year-old male suffering from a stab wound. The victim was medically treated by the Red Oak Fire Department and later transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska for further medical care.
Atlantic Football Team Starts the Season One Week Early
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Football Team will play ten regular season games this fall instead of the standard nine. In March, the Board of Control formally approved a week 0 football game on August 23, at home against Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson. Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer says the summer workouts...
'Can't dream that stuff up': Van Meter wins Iowa softball state championship off eighth grader's bat
FORT DODGE — Mady Schnell, remember the name. Van Meter softball fans surely will. It was Schnell who propelled the No. 1-seed Bulldogs into the state championship game with a...
Skidmore looks for playground donations
At the July 18 Skidmore City Council meeting, discussion was held on receiving the Gladys Rickard Trust matching grant of $15,000 for new playground equipment at Little People’s Park in Skidmore. Various ideas were discussed but nothing was decided. Those who are interested in donating for the playground equipment...
Norfolk man accused of robbing man, threatening to fight officers
NORFOLK, Neb. (KOLN) - A man is in the Madison County Jail after a robbery outside a Norfolk apartment last week. The Norfolk Police Division arrested 32-year-old Theodore Thornton Jr. on July 16. He’s charged with robbery and terroristic threats. According to an arrest affidavit, officers were called to...
Omaha program helping men transition from prison life, beat addictions
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A high percentage of the prison population is dealing with addiction issues or committing crimes to deal with their addiction. But now, a program in Omaha is finding some success dealing with men coming out of prison who have addiction issues. Last fall, we talked to...
Hay yield and quality varies across the Upper Great Plains
Rain has been a blessing for some hay producers and a curse for others in Nebraska and the Dakotas. According to University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor of agronomy and horticulture Jerry Volesky, yield for grass and alfalfa hay has been relatively high this year in central and eastern Nebraska, an area that has had much-needed rain after a long period of drought. Areas in the Nebraska Panhandle have seen comparatively lower hay yields due to not as much rain.
Prominent Black creatives to discuss growing up in Iowa at the Des Moines Art Center
Three high-profile Iowa natives will be in conversation this Sunday at the Des Moines Art Center. Artist b. Robert Moore and artist-activist Jordan Weber will join Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones. The evening sees the three come together to talk about growing up in the predominately white state of Iowa, with a discussion that touches on their “…pursuits to bring wider and more nuanced stories of our American history to the forefront.”
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