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RAGBRAI 2024 daily planner: Route, mileage and highlights along the way
DES MOINES, Iowa — The world's longest, oldest, and largest recreational bicycle ride is back for its 51st trek across the state of Iowa. This year's version of RAGBRAI — the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — departs from Glenwood on Sunday, July 21, and ends 434 miles later in Burlington on Saturday, July 27. In between, there will be overnight stops at Red Oak, Atlantic, Winterset, Knoxville, Ottumwa and Mount Pleasant, with plenty to eat, drink, do and see along the way.
Rural hospitals built during baby boom now face baby bust
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Rural regions like the one surrounding this southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies, and many more places to give birth to them. At least 41 Iowa hospitals have shuttered their labor and delivery units since 2000. Those facilities, representing about a third of all Iowa hospitals, are located mostly in […] The post Rural hospitals built during baby boom now face baby bust appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Iowa-based coalition creates plan to improve the state’s food system
LOVILIA, Iowa — The Iowa Food Systems coalition recently released its plan to make the state’s food system more sustainable, accessible and economical. Representatives from about 40 different organizations from all around the state contributed to the more than 200-page document, including Beth Hoffman. Hoffman is the co-owner...
Iowa Army National Guard Unit Returns Home After 12 Month Deployment to Middle East
Des Moines — After a year-long deployment to the Middle East, 150 Soldiers from the Iowa National Guard’s 831st Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC) are returning home. Christian Houghton of Murray will be one of those soldiers coming home on Friday. Those Soldiers were federally activated in September...
UI Health Care leads Iowa in US News & World Report rankings with top honors in 8 specialties
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center reaffirmed its position as Iowa's premier hospital, securing top honors in the U.S. News & World's report of "Best Hospitals" for 2024-2025. The school's various hospitals and clinics earned national recognition in eight adult specialties. "This national recognition is a testament to the compassionate, high-quality care...
Sioux Falls Fire Rescues Stranded Piglet in Hilarious Video
Sioux Falls Fire and Rescue was dispatched to perhaps the most unusual place one would think to make a daring rescue of a stranded swine on Thursday. Nobody really knows how an area piglet ended up in the middle of a river, but nonetheless, a rescue operation was needed. Just...
Aerostar holds ribbon cutting for new building in northwest Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Sioux Falls-based Aerostar is considered a global leader in designing and manufacturing aerospace and defense solutions. The company, widely known for its weather balloons, has officially expanded into a new facility. The building is located at The Docks, a 52-acre industrial development south...
Olympian Taryn Kloth loves challenges, like learning a new sport
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -Sioux Falls native Taryn Kloth has been over in Europe playing professional Beach Volleyball before she heads to Paris to represent the United States in the Olympics. So what has motivated her to get to this level in a relatively new sport after 4...
Augie Hockey was ready to become full-time members of CCHA sooner than expected
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -As we told you last night, the Augustana Hockey team got great news yesterday. They are full members of the CCHA a year early. Athletic Director Josh Morton joined me on Calling All Sports today to talk about how this went down. And he also shared his thoughts with Dakota News Now Sports on why this is such a big deal for Garrett Raboin’s team in season number two.
July 17th Plays of the Week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -You’ve got to get up sometimes to make the play, and West Lyon’s Braylyn Childress does just that to get the out. A long putt doesn’t scare Julean Michels, as he lines up and sends this ball on a road trip to the hole.
WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A resident of the Good Samaritan Society Sioux Falls Village celebrated reaching 100 years old this month, but reaching the century mark is just a small part of his amazing story. Arnie Hinseth grew up on a farm west of Irene before getting...
More counties at risk for West Nile
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The West Nile virus is showing up in more communities. In addition to Brookings County, the Department of Health says the virus has now turned up in mosquito pools in Brown, Davison, Hughes, Lincoln, and Minnehaha counties. Last week, a person in Beadle County...
Emily’s Hope hosts ‘Car Cruise Night’ at Autoland
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Emily’s Hope hosted its annual cruise and car show at Autoland on Wednesday evening. The event was open to the public with the intent of an unforgettable evening filled with classic and unique vehicles, including the debut of a special Volkswagen Beetle.
Prayer of remembrance held for Sioux Falls woman killed in distracted driving accident
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Wednesday afternoon, a prayer of remembrance was held to honor Shereenea Jones, who died in a crash that happened on Sunday on North Cliff Avenue. Previous Coverage: Distracted driving to blame for deaths of two people hit while stopped on roadway in...
Teaching teachers about healthcare careers for students
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A new program at Sanford Health is designed to give teachers a better understanding of the different career paths in health care. From laundry service to IT to heart surgery, there is a wide range of jobs, and Sanford wants teachers to let their students know about them. You’ll usually […]
Former New Yorker drawn to Sioux Falls for ‘digital nomad’ lifestyle settles in quick
This paid piece is sponsored by the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. After living for two years in Manhattan and one year about 45 minutes north, Torres Moseley was ready to trade the New York City area for something entirely different. “I was looking at doing the digital nomad life for...
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