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Area Fourth of July Celebrations are Open to the Public
The area will be full of fireworks celebrations on the Fourth of July. Starting in Buffalo Center where the Fire Department will have a display scheduled to begin at dusk or 9:30pm at Bison Field. The public is invited to attend the event. The celebration is a result of the money donated at Easter during the annual Pancake Day breakfast.
Baseball Postseason and Remembering Coach John Yoder on Sports Beat This Week
This week’s edition of the Mort’s Water Company sports beat will feature the following interviews:. Iowa Falls-Alden baseball Coach Wyatt Ziesman to preview postseason opener against South Hardin, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows baseball Coach Ryan Nail to talk about growing momentum entering postseason opener against Eagle Grove, West Fork baseball Coach Kayden Ames to preview hosting Class 1A postseason action, and Cory Yoder- the son of the late John Yoder joins the show to reflect on the coach’s hall of fame career.
South Hamilton ready for postseason baseball opener
The South Hamilton baseball team enters the postseason having won five in a row, including a 10-2 victory last time out vs. Pocahontas Area. Now, the Hawks look to start another streak as they begin postseason play here Saturday night at Mike Penning Athletic Complex. South Hamilton (10-10 overall) hosts...
New Iowa traffic cameras law puts Dubuque’s plan on hold
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Dubuque’s plans to install automatic traffic enforcement cameras will have to wait until at least 2026. A new Iowa law limiting how cities and counties can use traffic cameras went into effect July 1st. It creates standards for citations drivers can receive and puts a two year moratorium on new traffic cameras.
Business Owner Tim Heisterkamp to Move Company to Corner Building in Downtown Jefferson
The final corner building on the downtown square in Jefferson is going to house a new business. Tim Heisterkamp is the owner of Journey Financial and has been operating in an over 500 square foot space at Home State Bank since 1998. He tells Raccoon Valley Radio that the business has since grown to three additional employees and he recently purchased the former Homestead Coffee and Bakery building at the corner of East Lincoln Way and South Chestnut Street. He explains that the bigger building not only allows employees to have nicer offices and a conference room, but he feels it gives him the space for one important aspect.
Resident of Klemme places high in venture school competition
Caleb Renner of Klemme took home 3rd place at the 2024 University of Iowa’s Venture School Launch Day held last month. 10 teams from across the state of Iowa competed in the event which was held at EntreFEST, a two-day entrepreneurial conference in Cedar Rapids. A total of 37-thousand dollars in prize money was awarded.
Caitlin Clark, Kate Martin Speak Out About Iowa Teammate Gabbie Marshall's Big Announcement
Teammates on the Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team has formed quite a bond in recent years. While Iowa couldn't secure a national championship during their two consecutive championship game appearances, they still deserve a ton of credit for their success. Especially because Caitlin Clark and ...
Charges dismissed against Illinois man accused of threatening apartment residents with firearm
All charges have been dismissed against an Illinois man accused of threatening two individuals with a loaded gun in Coralville. 30-year-old Nico Johnson-Williams of Calumet City reportedly arrived uninvited at a 4th Avenue apartment last October and escorted one of the victims at gunpoint to the doorway of the residence and pushed him through the threshold. Police say he then re-entered the apartment and pointed his gun at the other victim, demanding that they find his car keys. When they were retrieved and given to Johnson-Williams, he reportedly chambered a round in his firearm and told the victims to run.
Manning Native Receives Top Scientist Award From The Department Of The U.S Navy
Picture courtesy of Navy Office of Community Outreach. Pictures (L-R): Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition Nickolas Guertin, Clinton Stammer and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test, and Engineering Dr. Brett Seidle. A Manning native recently received the Dr. Delores Etter Award...
Univ. of Iowa Health Care launches Medical Toxicology Clinic
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - A new clinic at University of Iowa Health Care is a first for the state of Iowa. The medical toxicology clinic at UIHC just opened up two days ago. From farm chemicals to household cleaners, we’re exposed to chemicals and other toxins constantly, sometimes making us sick. That’s why UIHC opened it’s new Toxicology clinic - a first in Iowa.
Cedar Rapids Animal Control waiving adoption fees on 45 cats and dogs
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - On Friday, Cedar Rapids Animal Control announced that all of the shelter’s dogs and 23 of its cats have no adoption fees. Staff members say that a generous donation to the shelter gave them the ability to waive the fees for all of the dogs and some of the cats that have been there for several months. The other cats only have $25 fees for the month of July.
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