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Water Plaza Named After Apgar Family
Last night at the Marshalltown City Council Meeting, the city council did vote on the naming of the Water Plaza set to go in at Mega-10 Park. The voted unanimously to name it after the Apgar Family, Tom Apgar was at the meeting to give comments. Apgar has spent his...
Chase Briscoe Iowa Advance
NEWTON, IA – After a trip to the West Coast this past weekend at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to America’s Heartland for its inaugural race this Sunday at Iowa Speedway in Newton. While the track is new to the Cup Series, it is not new to NASCAR.
KCCI saying goodbye to meteorologist Trey Fulbright this month
KCCI meteorologist Trey Fulbright will no longer be providing central Iowans their weather news. Fulbright is departing from the news station to join KDKA-TV, also a CBS affiliate, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the meteorologist announced on social media Friday. “It has been an honor to be a part of Storm Team...
Iowa Will Have A Clear View Of This Year’s Next Once-In-A-Lifetime Cosmic Event
2024 has no shortage of rare events. From cicadas emerging to the eclipse that no one would quit talking about, it's been a memorable year. Some of us even saw the Northern Lights a few weeks ago, but this is pretty much the closest to them that I saw:. Meanwhile,...
Fareway Grocery Giveaway
Enter now for a chance to win up to 120 seconds to fill your grocery cart with all your favorite items at Fareway. Imagine the thrill of grabbing everything you need, from fresh produce to pantry staples, all for free!. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to residents of the state...
Today in Iowa History: The Oscar Winning “Rain Man” Movie Connection
Today we start a new series of stories featuring historic or important events from Iowa history. Each day I'd like to highlight a little piece of Iowa history and either jog your memory or fill you in on all the details. Hopefully, we can learn a little something, but you may already know the info. Please let me know if I got something wrong or if you know more details I could add. I want to get things right AND I'd get to talk to you, so don't let that keep you away. Join us (Us = Me, Myself, and I) as we delve into the remarkable journey of Barry Morrow.
‘Antiques Roadshow’ Stops in Iowa, Appraises Local Treasures
Less than a week after an episode of the Iowa PBS show Road Trip Iowa took viewers on a trip to the landmark Field of Dreams movie site, a national PBS show made a stop in Iowa and, in turn, drew a crowd of thousands. The long-running program Antiques Roadshow...
Coolest Thing Made in Iowa Announced Last Week
Sukup Manufacturing Co. of Sheffield has constructed hundreds of what are called Safe T Homes that have been placed in developing countries around the world. This year, voters propelled the Safe T Home product as one of the finalists for the inaugural “Coolest Thing Made in Iowa” contest.
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