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Latest updates on flooding in Spencer…
Spencer Hospital continues to maintain services for patients and emergencies. The hospital can be reached for non-emergency medical related questions at 712-240-3513 or 712-240-3503 from 7 am to 7 pm. Emergency Clinics Open in Response to Flood Disaster at Spencer Hospital. Spencer, IA – Spencer Hospital has a walk-in clinic...
70 homes in Cherokee destroyed by flooding
State officials estimate 2000 homes were damaged or destroyed during recent flooding in northwest Iowa. After previous flooding in Cherokee, FEMA bought out 40 properties. Another 70 homes in Cherokee were destroyed in this year’s flooding and Cherokee Mayor Craig Schmidt said he doesn’t know where people will go.
Red, White & Boom! has new date
Red, White & Boom! has officially been rescheduled! The Quad Cities Chamber announced in an email that Red, White and Boom!, postponed due to rising levels along the Mississippi River, has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 7. The event and fireworks display will still be in downtown Davenport and Rock Island, with fireworks at dusk. […]
The Walcott Truckers Jamboree is just days away — here’s what you need to know
One of the trucking industry’s most highly anticipated events is taking place next week in Walcott, Iowa. The 45th annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree is taking place Thursday, July 11, through Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the Iowa 80 truck stop located off I-80 at Exit 284 in Walcott, Iowa.
Inwood's manna market provides more than food
In downtown Inwood, Manna Market Food & More Pantry strives to live up to the “& more” part of its name. It’s why co-director Jenn Jenson said the pantry includes items beyond food staples. Shelves are lined with linens, kitchenware, clothes, shoes, books and toiletries. People can...
Rozeboom moves into fifth season in the NFL
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Former SDSU linebacker Christian Rozeboom is getting set for his fifth season in the NFL. The Sioux Center, Iowa native is with the Rams after bouncing around his first couple of years. He started with Los Angeles before being cut, where he then went to the Kansas City Chiefs. The […]
Sioux Center offers housing support
SIOUX CENTER—Pop, pop, pop. With 2-year-old Aynsley Van Wyhe’s fingers at the ready, bubbles from the machine on the patio of her grandparents’ Sioux Center home didn’t stand a chance Thursday afternoon while her parents, Aaron, 29, and Chantelle, 27, Van Wyhe of Rock Valley, looked on. Chantalle, also holding her 6-month-old daughter Baylor, tried to smile.
Immigrant supporters march in IC to protest new law
About 100 people marched through Iowa City Monday night to demonstrate against government support of Iowa’s new “illegal reentry” law. Reverend Guillermo Trevino of West Liberty, born in Texas to two Mexican immigrant parents, told the Press Citizen at the rally “If the law is enacted, it would separate families and put children at risk of losing the emotional and financial support they need to survive.”
State board sanctions Iowa City massage therapist
An Iowa City massage therapist has been sanctioned and has had his license suspended for five years after a complaint from a female patient. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports available public records show that last year the board issued an emergency order suspending the license of Abelardo Rodriguez. The board also...
Bob Fisher returning to the North Iowa airwaves
MASON CITY, Iowa – A North Iowa radio legend will be back on the air soon. Coloff Media says Bob Fisher has agreed to become the News & Sports Director for 103.7 The Fox (KLKK-FM) and 98.7 KISS Country (KSMA-FM). Besides doing local news broadcasts for both stations, Fisher will continue to be the primary play-by-play voice for Clear Lake High School sports broadcasts on 103.7 The Fox.
Hawkeyes set to represent UI, countries in upcoming Summer Olympics
Although Paris, France, sits worlds away from Iowa City, Iowa, a handful of Hawkeyes will represent the Black and Gold there in the upcoming Summer Olympics from July 26 to Aug. 11. Leading the pack is one of the most decorated Iowa athletes of all time in Spencer Lee, a...
Athlon Sports reveals Iowa football’s preseason 2024 Big Ten prediction
The 2024 Big Ten Media Days are suddenly just three weeks away. That means the start of fall camp is right around the corner as well. As the final stages of summer workouts take place, outlets around the nation are sharing their final preseason predictions. Athlon Sports just unveiled its 2024 Big Ten football predictions. Per Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan, Iowa is expected to finish sixth in the 18-team Big Ten standings. Despite a struggling offense and the distraction of former coordinator Brian Ferentz’s contract terms, Iowa won its second Big Ten West Division title in three years and posted the program’s eighth...
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