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ADM’s Aleah Johnson & Aniston Tollari Excited to Head Back to State
Junior Aniston Tollari (left) and Senior Aleah Johnson (right) Two players from the Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Softball team express their joy ahead of traveling to Fort Dodge for the state tournament next week. Senior Aleah Johnson went 2-3 during the Class 4A Region 4 Championship game against the Winterset Huskies on Tuesday...
ADM Baseball Coach Speaks on the RRC’s Competitive Nature
The Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Baseball team’s season is over, but they competed well in a tough conference. The Tigers’ season ended at the hands of the North Polk Comets on Tuesday as both teams represent the Raccoon River Conference. During the 2024 season, ADM finished with an overall record of 16-15 (9-7 RRC) behind Bondurant-Farrar (11-5 RRC) and North Polk (13-3 RRC). The Tigers beat each time in their conference at least once, with the exception of Boone. ADM Head Coach Jason Book knows that each night playing a RRC team is going to be a tough task.
Steve Schlafke takes Dallas Center-Grimes softball back to state tourney before retirement
DALLAS CENTER — Steve Schlafke stands in the center of a huddle, turning as he speaks so every player hears his pregame speech. The Dallas Center-Grimes coach keeps it simple. There isn’t much more he can teach the 28 athletes on his varsity roster in the minutes before the opening pitch of the...
Big animals need a big property, and ARL of Iowa just purchased a 21-acre ranch
The Animal Rescue League of Iowa is expanding its capacity to care for barnyard animals with the purchase of a 21-acre ranch in north central Polk County. The new facilities include three grazing pastures, a barn with horse stalls, both an indoor and outdoor arena and a smaller structure for goats, chickens and other small barn animals. The purchase cost $2 million, with half the funds coming from the ARL Foundation. A donation campaign will also help raise funds to refurbish the facilities before animals move in.
Hit-and-run led to the crash that killed a woman Saturday night, DMPD says
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police responded to a Saturday evening crash following a hit-and-run where a 47-year-old woman was confirmed dead at the intersection of Second Avenue and Holcomb Avenue, Des Moines. The death at the scene makes it the 11th fatality crash of the year for...
$20 million Dogtown development still coming, but no word on Toppling Goliath brewery
A delayed $22 million, 110,000-square-foot project in the Drake Dogtown neighborhood could still break ground this year, the developer says, though its anchor tenant, Toppling Goliath, Brewing Co., will not confirm if it's still involved. The plans, which call for two five-story, mixed-use buildings on Carpenter Avenue between 24th and 25th streets near Varsity...
Metro daycare holding lemonade stand for classmate waiting for heart transplant
WINDSOR HEIGHTS, Iowa — From the first hour to the most recent, life has been Ali’s opponent. “She was born with a congenital heart block,” says mom, Isabella Hageman, “so she had a pacemaker.” She battled months in the womb, then weeks in the NICU … but somehow prevailed. “I think one of the doctors […]
Kyra Anderson, Drake Hinson voted the Ames Tribune's female and male Athletes of the Week
Ames softball player Kyra Anderson and Nevada baseball player Drake Hinson were voted the Ames Tribune's female and male Athlete of the Week winners for the week of July 8-14. Anderson dominated the female Athlete of the Week voting with 49% of the vote. Gilbert softball player Emma Latterell came in second with...
Wildcat Runners Using Summer to Prepare
With fall sports on the horizon at West Central Valley, Wildcat cross country runners have also been using the summer to prepare for the upcoming season. In addition to the morning training sessions on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays focused on speed, agility, and weight training the cross country runners use their mornings to run together to get back into cross country shape. When asked what the summer workouts look like at West Central Valley, activities director Jim Lindsay commented on how the cross country team is taking advantage of their summer vacation time. While mentioning how juggling ones schedule can be difficult when softball and baseball were in season, Lindsay mentioned that now, “cross country has their run club in the morning” as they anxiously await the beginning of the season.
Immigrant community pushes Iowa City for minority-specific affordable housing
Colombian immigrant and Iowa City resident Francisco Rodriguez said his family felt "helpless" when searching for a place to live. Between application fees, deposits and the need for a translator, he struggled to land a place for his five-person family for six months. Rodriguez is one of many Iowa City...
Greene Co Cattlemen’s Association Donates $2,000 of Beef to Food Pantry
The local food pantry in Jefferson recently had a generous donation from a non-profit organization. The Greene County Cattlemen’s Association donated $2,000 of beef to the Greene County Action Resource Center late last month and ARC Manager Shirley Haupert was grateful to receive several cases of beef. “We’re approached...
Predicting the champions for Iowa high school baseball state tournament 2024
Fire up the grills and take the tarps off the fields. It's time for the Iowa high school state baseball tournament. Johnston, Western Dubuque, Beckman Catholic and Remsen St. Mary's took home the hardware last year. Johnston and Remsen St. Mary's are back in the state tournament field this year. ...
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