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Fort Dodge school district plans to make back-to-school shopping easier for families
FORT DODGE, Iowa — We are still roughly a month and a half away from the start of school but one Iowa district is thinking ahead to back-to-school shopping and says some parents may have less to buy this year. Fort Dodge Community Schools will provide "essential classroom supplies"...
Dale Wambold receives inaugural Reinbeck Citizen Spotlight Award
REINBECK – Dale Wambold may not have been born and raised in Reinbeck – or even Grundy County, for that matter – but after spending nearly four decades living in, working for, and giving back to the small town community he loves, Wambold has certainly earned his Reinbeck cred. Which is why the retired public educator was recently honored with the first annual ‘Reinbeck Citizen Spotlight Award’ — an inaugural effort by the Reinbeck Development Board to ‘spotlight’ a local citizen who “inspires and empowers our community to thrive through collaborative projects that drive sustainable growth and well-being.”
Brady Quinn feels Kirk Ferentz received ‘disrespectful’ Big Ten head coach power ranking
To start the month of July, CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli unveiled his 2024 Big Ten head coach power rankings. In the now 18-team Big Ten, Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz checked in at a very respectable No. 6. The dean of college football coaches just led Iowa to its third 10-win season in the past five years with a 10-4 campaign in 2023. Ferentz is Iowa’s all-time wins leader and ranks third all-time in both overall victories (196) and conference wins (122) among Big Ten coaches. After unveiling Ferentz at No. 6 in his Big Ten head coach power rankings, Fornelli joined hosts Amanda Guerra...
ILCC Students Serve on Mission Trip
Estherville IA, (KICD)– Students from Iowa Lakes Community College’s Laker Life Ministry spent their spring break in Chicago serving on a mission trip. Professor of Vocal Music & Choir at Iowa lakes Community College Brett Fuelberth, spoke with KICD about how the trip got started. A recent graduate...
A Popular Farmers Market Vendor is Opening a Cedar Rapids Cafe
Get ready for a new cafe in SE Cedar Rapids! Thanks to a new article from The Cedar Rapids Gazette, we now know that The Salsa Guy is set to open a brick-and-mortar location!. According to the official Facebook page, The Salsa Guy offers "fresh, high-quality, locally produced salsas, guacamoles, salad dressings, and BBQ sauces." You can typically find them serving up delicious breakfast burritos on 2nd Ave during the Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Markets, but they also sell their products inside of local Hy-Vee stores. I know this because I buy a container of their Summer Salsa from the Oakland Road Hy-Vee at least once a month. It's SO GOOD.
Hopefully, the airshow will be improved next year.
Thursday, July 4, 2024  The air demonstration across the river was a major disappointment for many people in Dubuque. Despite the hype, only one modern aircraft showed up – the A-10 Warthog. The rest of the show consisted of a P-51 Mustang and a few stunt planes, leaving attendees feeling let down and unsatisfied.…
Iowa’s Logan Jones, Connor Colby included among Lindy’s top centers, guards
Fans of the Iowa Hawkeyes are hoping this is the year it all clicks up front offensively. Understandably, the amount of experience that Iowa returns defensively has garnered plenty of attention nationally. The Hawkeyes return 192 career starts to a defense that ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense (14.8 points per game) and seventh in total defense (282.5 yards per game). Don’t lose sight of the amount of experience and starts that Iowa also brings back up front offensively. The Hawkeye offensive line returns 147 career starts, including 58 from last season. That includes Iowa starting center Logan Jones and starting right tackle...
Sioux Center twins air on "America's Got Talent'
SIOUX CENTER—Watching themselves on “America’s Got Talent” was a unique experience for 23-year-old brothers Derek and Alex Koops of Sioux Center. “It kind of felt like a full-circle moment because we grew up watching ‘America’s Got Talent’ and we first got into doing dominoes because a guy a long time ago on the show did something similar,” Derek said. “Being able to be on the show ourselves after we’ve been doing this for so many years, it’s surreal.”
Freedom Festival fireworks starting early
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Organizers of the Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival said fireworks in downtown on the 4th of July will start early Thursday due to the weather. The fireworks typically start at dusk which is at around 9:30 pm. But now they will start at 8:40 pm. In...
Dubuque Native Kayla Banwarth Takes Pro Volleyball Coaching Job
The Pro Volleyball Federation’s Atlanta Vibe have appointed Dubuque native Kayla Banwarth, former Power Five head volleyball coach and member of the 2016 USA Olympic Team, as their new head coach. Banwarth has already assumed her role with the team. The Vibe finished the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation season...
A New Football Team is Coming to Dubuque in 2025
Football is continuing to redefine its apex in popularity in America. In the last few years, we've seen several upstart football leagues like the Alliance of American Football birthed and the XFL start/restart before merging into the United Football League (UFL) as of this year. This year, even Waterloo got...
Katie and Guy Richardson Selected as July Yard of the Month
The Jefferson Garden Club has announced its next Yard of the Month. Katie and Guy Richardson’s home at 608 South Chestnut Street is July’s honoree. In the front part of the lot are large beds of roses, miniature boxwoods, day lilies and hostas that were planted over 15 years ago. There are also corner pillars that have geraniums, and shrubs surround the front porch of the home that was built in 1912.
Muscatine Veteran to be awarded Purple Heart ahead of 4th of July fireworks
MUSCATINE, Iowa (KCRG) - At approximately 7:30 pm, Vietnam Veteran Keith Ormsby will be awarded multiple medals and badges, including a Purple Heart, for the injuries he sustained in battle 54 years ago. From October 1969 to February 1970, Ormsby was assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment,...
Dubuque County trucking company traces roots to feed store
FARLEY, Iowa — The seed for a 120-fleet trucking company in Dubuque County was planted by a feed store 77 years ago. “My grandfather, George Simon Sr., was the one who started Simon’s Feed Store in 1946,” said RJ Simon, a vice-president and co-owner of Simon’s Trucking Co.
Rapid Speedway Suspends Season; Major Modifications To 2024 Lyon County Fair
Rock Rapids, Iowa — A popular northwest Iowa race track has made a tough decision and has suspended races for the rest of the season. According to Rapid Speedway officials in Rock Rapids, due to the record flooding in the area in June, the races at Rapid Speedway have been suspended until further notice. At last report, large portions of the track remained underwater, and the fence was completely gone.
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