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ADM’s Tollari Earns 2nd Team All Conference Honors for Softball
A junior from the Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Softball team works her way onto 2nd Team All Conference. Aniston Tollari is coming off her junior year where the Tigers competed in the Class 4A State Championship game on July 25th. Tollari appeared in 40 games in the 2024 season stepping up for 106 at-bats, scoring 26 runs off 31 hits. She had 23 singles, seven doubles, and a big home run in the Regional Championship game versus Winterset. Tollari was fourth on the team with 20 RBI’s and led ADM with nine stolen bases.
Ames woman continues to raise money for a sweet cause
AMES, Iowa — Grace McCunn is as sweet as lemonade but has had her own share of sour experiences. “I was in and out of the hospital as a kid,” McCunn said. ” I was diagnosed with daily chronic migraines, which would affect me days at a time.” Her sister would share the same condition […]
Chef Lynn Pritchard abruptly closes one of his three Des Moines restaurants
After a little more than two years in the East Village, chef Lynn Pritchard closed his restaurant 503 Cocktail Lab & Tasting Room. Pritchard opened Table 128, his farm-to-table restaurant south of downtown Des Moines, and Hugo’s Wood-Fired Kitchen, his ode to Mediterranean fare in the Drake neighborhood, this past spring. ...
Tranquility and seven bedrooms can be purchased in West Des Moines for $2.5 million
A seven-bedroom home for sale in West Des Moines delivers two of almost everything for executive level buyers searching for a showcase property in a quiet neighborhood. Listed at a lofty $2.5 million, Realtor Saatchi Kalra has years of experience with the local luxury home market and is aware that potential clients comfortable at this price point often have very specific needs. ...
Longing for space, these Black Iowans seek to uplift their families and their communities
Part of a series for the Des Moines Register's 175th anniversary that examines Iowa's past and future demographics. Rachelle Long wanted everything to be just right. With an hour left before the Independence Day parade began, Long and her friends scrambled to decorate their display. At Valley High School, where she graduated decades...
Iowa State’s Curtis Jones Taking On Leadership Role
Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger says senior guard Curtis Jones is becoming more of a leader in summer drills. Jones was a key in the second half of the season for ISU by averaging 11 points per game. He appeared in all 37 games but started only one. Otzelberger...
Iowa HWY 141 Garage Sale Will Be Held Friday & Saturday
A huge annual garage sale is happening across many cities in the state of Iowa later this week. The Iowa Highway 141 Garage Sale will be occurring all day on Friday and Saturday as it runs from Sloan to Grimes. There are several towns within Dallas County that the sale will pass through including Perry, Dawson, Bouton, and Woodward.
THIS Iowa School Has a #1 Recruiting Class in College Basketball
In this ever-changing world of college athletics, one thing that still means something is how your recruiting class stacks up to the rest of the country. Sure, you still have to coach the athletes and hope they play to their potential, but most coaches would rather work with an elite recruiting class than not. One Iowa college is off to a great start for the class of 2025. In fact, they're ranked #1 in all of college basketball!
ONE INJURED AFTER ACCIDENT AT OSKALOOSA SNO BIZ
OSKALOOSA — An accident in Oskaloosa yesterday involving a pickup truck and the Oskaloosa Snow Biz resulted in injuries to the driver of the truck. The Oskaloosa Police Department says that yesterday afternoon, the driver of a small pickup lost control of their vehicle and struck the Oskaloosa Sno Biz trailer. There was nobody standing in front of the trailer at the time and authorities say that all employees of the business were uninjured. The driver of the truck was transported to Mahaska Health for treatment of some injuries.
Pork producers face longer drives and higher costs after tough years lead to packing plant closures
On his farm near Gowrie, Iowa, Larry Alliger walked toward a row of low-roofed hog barns. He buys piglets from Colorado with his son, and between both of their operations, he said they can have around 20,000 pigs on hand. They sell them to Tyson Foods through marketing contracts. "We...
Union County Man Arrested on Assault Charges
(Red Oak) A Creston man faces charges in connection with a domestic assault in Red Oak. Red Oak Police say 35-year-old Clinton Harold Overton faces charges of two counts of domestic abuse assault, 1st offense. Officers located an intoxicated subject and two victims with minor injuries outside the residence. Authorities...
Princeton woman arrested on drug charges after accident in Livingston County
A woman from Princeton is facing a drug charge in Livingston County following her arrest by Chillicothe Police on Saturday night. The arrest occurred after officers responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Calhoun and Locust Streets. According to a probable cause statement, police spoke with 31-year-old Jacklyn...
NW Iowa Woman Injured in One Vehicle Crash
–A Northwest Iowa woman suffered minor injuries following a one-vehicle accident just west of Algona Friday morning. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Department, 23-year-old Devan Faye Demory of Hartley was driving westbound on County Road B40 in a 2018 Ford Explorer just before 10:30 AM Friday. As Demory was approaching the intersection with 80th Avenue, her vehicle took a hard left and went down into the south ditch.
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