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Racehorse owners sue national organization over tax assessments in Iowa
Two racehorse owners at Polk County’s Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino are suing the national nonprofit horseracing organization that collects taxes and fees from owners. Joseph A. Kelly of Des Moines, a thoroughbred racehorse owner who owns three horses that race at Prairie Meadows, and Douglas L. Anderson of Arkansas, who owns two horses that […]
State Auditor Sand To Host Town Halls In Area On Thursday
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand invites the public to join him for several town hall meetings scheduled for Thursday in four area counties. Sand will host the first town hall of the day in Crawford County in Denison’s Washington Park from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sand will share updates from his office’s efforts to monitor and protect taxpayers’ money and root out waste, fraud, and abuse in state, county, and local governments. He then heads to Carroll’s Southside Park for a town hall from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. before traveling to Sac City Park in Sac City from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Sand finishes the day in Rockwell City at the Calhoun County Courthouse’s gazebo from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend any of these town hall meetings. A list of the upcoming dates, times, and locations for Sand’s town halls in the region is included below.
Dyersville Farm Family Honored with Iowa’s 2024 Way We Live Award
The Recker family, a proud third-generation farming family from Dyersville, Iowa, has been recognized with the 2024 Way We Live Award at the Iowa State Fair. This award celebrates families who exemplify the values of hard work and a deep love for farming, qualities that the Reckers fully embody. Charlie...
Blairs Ferry Road Bridge Turn Lanes to I-380 CLOSED
If you plan on jumping on Interstate 380 from Blairs Ferry Road anytime soon, you're about to be greeted by orange cones and a detour sign. A resurfacing project on the bridge has many turn lanes closed. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that a bridge resurfacing project on the Blairs...
Culprit Found in Cedar Falls Mascot Statue Theft
In early May, a plethora of statues of the University of Northern Iowa's beloved mascot, TC (the cat) were placed all throughout the Cedar Valley as a community/university project. These life-sized TC mascot statues were set up at twenty-seven different sponsor locations including SCHEELS, Veridian Credit Union, Urban Pie, Hansen's...
Cedar Rapids driver makes history at Hawkeye Downs
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids driver Stacy Olson made history at Hawkeye Downs by becoming the first female driver to win a feature race in the Sports Mod division. Olson has been racing at Hawkeye Downs since 2015 and started in the Legends Division. TV9′s Scott Saville has the story.
Meet every new Iowa City-area high school football coach for 2024 IHSAA season
Three Iowa City area football programs have hit a much-needed refresh entering the 2024 Iowa high school football season. Two of those teams missed the IHSAA football postseason with losing records last season, but a fresh coaching perspective could flip the script during the 2024 campaign. With the Iowa high school football season kicking...
Waterloo School Board approves plan to merge East and West High Schools
(Radio Iowa) – The Waterloo School Board voted 5-2 Monday in favor of a $165 million plan that would build a new high school onto the existing Central Middle School to combine East and West High Schools. Students in tenth through 12th grade would go to the new high...
Northeast Iowa Community College launches new digital media and journalism degrees
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) is adding two new Associate of Arts transfer degrees in Digital Media and Journalism. The new programs are partnered with several four-year universities in the state of Iowa, allowing an easy transfer of credits into a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. Journalism graduates at...
i9 Investigation: Marion landlord said regulating air conditioning ‘tough question’
MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - Should landlords be required to provide air conditioning to their tenants?. That’s the question TV9 has been asking as part of an i9 investigation. After speaking to a renter in Burlington, we turned to see the landlord’s perspective. Mari Davis calls herself “a reluctant...
The Monticello Express
Jones SWCD Commissioners presented Ron Andreesen and son Kurt Andreesen with the 2023 Farmer of the Year Award at the Andreesen family farm. From left are SWCD Commissioners Jeff Von Behren, and Julie Orris, Ron Andreesen, Conner Andreesen, Madelyn Andreesen (Ron’s grandchildren; Kurt’s children) Kurt Andreesen and Commissioner Janine Sulzner. (Photos submitted)
Severe storms expected until Thursday
Expect several rounds of severe thunderstorms before things calm down on Thursday. A storm system currently over southeastern Iowa is moving southeast, and depending on how it develops, it could reach Central Indiana. Forecasters predict that the storm will most likely pass southwest of Indianapolis, but there is a chance...
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