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1972 – Gerber Grabs First Win at West Liberty
Jim Gerber of Davenport grabbed his first feature win of the season at West Liberty Raceway. – Dick Kleindolph Photo. West Liberty, Iowa (July 22, 1972) – Jim Gerber of Long Grove finally ran into some good luck at West Liberty Raceway as he copped his first feature win of the season in Mississippi Valley Speed Club action before an estimated 3,000 fans.
Durant softball star Allison Toft wins Spotlight Athlete of the Week
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Durant freshman Allison Toft was voted TV6 Spotlight Athlete of the Week after leading the Wildcats in ERA, strikeouts, hits, RBI and batting average this season. “She’s an elite athlete. Volleyball, softball, being a freshman she probably has the maturity of a senior she everything she...
55+ Connections: Week of 7/22/24
This is the 55+ Connections weekly update. If you would like to sign up to get more updates from the city go to northlibertyiowa.org/subscribe. There is now a paper version of this newsletter available at the library!. 55+ Connections: Tuesday Gathering. Tuesday, July 23. 10:30 AM. North Liberty Library –...
RAGBRAI becomes more of a pilgrimage than annual bike ride across Iowa in 1989
GLENWOOD, Iowa — It's all a part of RAGBRAI, from the buses to the burgers, and the town of Glenwood, Iowa, was transformed in 1989 into a kind of tent city. For some, RAGBRAI is just a bike ride across the state, but for others it's a pilgrimage. "Anymore,...
Two people injured after early Saturday morning shooting near Ped Mall
Two people were shot early Saturday morning in the heart of downtown Iowa City. Iowa City police responded to the 100 Block of S. Dubuque Street, near the Pedestrian Mall, shortly before 1 a.m. on July 20 for reports of shots fired. On scene, police found evidence of gunfire and...
Pickleball and tennis courts open at Mercer Park in Iowa City
IOWA CITY, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — The pickleball and tennis courts at Mercer Park are now open in Iowa City. The recent renovations include the installation of a new foundation within the original footprint, containing nine pickleball courts and two tennis courts. If the pickleball courts are full,...
Iowa football’s biggest 2024 question mark highlighted by ESPN
The Iowa Hawkeyes’ offense didn’t strike much fear into any opposing defenses or fans in 2023. A large part of that was the lack of explosive plays. Iowa struggled to sustain consistent drives and when paired with the lack of chunk plays, things turned abysmal quickly. With defenses loading the box, Iowa was dared to generate offense and chunk plays in the passing game but with backup quarterback Deacon Hill manning the offense and star tight end Luke Lachey hurt, that portion of the offense was nonexistent. If Iowa and new offensive coordinator Tim Lester want to improve upon things in 2024,...
Hawkeyes sell out all 2024 home football games
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The 2024-2025 season is still over a month away from kicking off, but the University of Iowa’s home football games are already sold out. Single-game tickets went on sale last week with only a few thousand still remaining across each of the matchups at Kinnick Stadium.
Help Eastern Iowa Kids by Buying a Blizzard from Dairy Queen
I know that every day is a great day for ice cream, but this Thursday is especially good. 2024's Miracle Treat Day is coming up on July 25th!. Miracle Treat Day is the best day of the year to head to a local Dairy Queen and order your favorite Blizzard. Why? Well, the official press release reads:
Former Hawkeye baseball star officially signs with Colorado Rockies
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former Hawkeye baseball star Brody Brecht is starting his professional career in Arizona as he begins training. On Sunday, the Ankeny native officially signed with the Colorado Rockies. Brecht was selected as the 38th overall pick in the first-year player draft. He's the highest draft...
Hawkeyes Earn ITA Academic Honors
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s tennis team was named an Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I All-Academic team for the 2023-2024 academic year. Along with the team’s honor, five student-athletes were named ITA Scholar-Athletes, announced by the organization Monday. Vipasha Mehra, Barbora Pokorna, Marisa...
How Jaxton Schroeder has evolved into a difference-maker for Iowa City High baseball
Jaxton Schroeder was in Florida nearly two years ago when he first considered transferring from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City. Schroeder and the rest of the Iowa Select team made the trip to the Sunshine State to compete in an annual baseball tournament. During some downtime, he exchanged jokes with the Hicks...
Steep fines in Iowa set off state-federal showdown over child labor laws
Michelle Cox was in disbelief when a U.S. Department of Labor official told her earlier this year she was violating federal law by employing 14- and 15-year-olds past 7 p.m. on school nights. Cox, the owner of a Subway franchise in Maquoketa, Iowa, knew the state Legislature had made substantial changes to state labor laws […] The post Steep fines in Iowa set off state-federal showdown over child labor laws appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Iowa Union demands restoration of bargaining rights for public employees
In the wake of a 2017 law that brought about significant changes to collective bargaining, a local union is advocating for the reinstatement of rights for public workers in the area. On Monday, Teamsters Local 238 emphasized that certain matters such as healthcare, layoffs, and evaluation procedures are legally non-negotiable.
New Illinois Law Requires Weather Radios In Certain Homes
It's been a rough tornado season and a new Illinois law is taking aim at that. We can all agree it's been a messy summer. In the Chicago area alone last week, there were 33 tornadoes, compared to their usual 5 or 6 per year. With the derecho that moved through last week, 5 tornadoes rolled through the QCA. In Iowa, May was ridiculous. We average 11 tornadoes in May. But this year, we had over 80 tornadoes in May alone.
PETA Pushes Iowa State Fair to Drop Animal Exhibits
A popular tradition at the Iowa State Fair had to be canceled this year for a startling reason. The bird flu is throwing a wrench in the plans for event organizers. Officials for the Iowa State Fair announced that due to the recent outbreaks of avian influenza, they have decided to cancel the milking parlor and "I Milked a Cow" experiences for this fair season.
Iowa kids wanted to sell ice cream once on RAGBRAI. Their grandpa urged them to do the week
EMERSON — For Brian Clarke, waterslides are a must-do on RAGBRAI. "You should always do the slip and slides whenever you see one," said the 35-year-old Iowa City cyclist who is riding in his sixth RAGBRAI this year. Clarke, who stood akimbo feet away from the inflatable palm tree waterslide, was drenched, trying to catch his breath from running at top speed and flinging his body on the slide where he was met by the rush of swashing water.
KLEM News for Tuesday, July 23
The Le Mars Chamber Ag Committee says it’s time for a new look inside the Round Barn at the Plymouth County Fair Grounds. Ag Committee member Janelle Johnson says. there are plans to freshen up the permanent display in the Round Barn. It’s time for a new look at...
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