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Shop Hop showcase quilting in the region
ARTHUR, Ill. — Those who love quilting and traveling can take part in Shop Hop, an annual event that promotes visiting participating shops throughout the Midwest. There’s an All-Illinois Shop Hop in August and September with up to 71 participating shops. One in east-central Illinois July 10-13 has 12 shops involved from Danville to as far south as Flora and Cisne.
Iowa Recruiting: Iose Epenesa will command impressive NIL value
No matter how poor the rankings may reflect the Iowa Hawkeyes 2025 recruiting class, in many ways, it won't matter if Kirk Ferentz and his staff can land Illinois edge rusher Iose Epenesa. Epenesa is a legacy player whose dad and brothers played for the Hawkeyes. Fittingly, he's the top...
Forgery, domestic abuse suspect taken into custody
A suspect in a 2023 forgery case and a 2018 domestic abuse case is now in custody. 38-year-old Antonio McLaurin of Chicago was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 2:45 Friday morning. McLaurin is accused of depositing a fraudulent $14,222.39 check into a victim’s account using an ATM at Green State Credit Union on Mormon Trek Boulevard on July 5th of last year. Video footage reportedly shows him withdrawing money from the same account at ATMs in Cedar Rapids a short time later.
Suspect in fatal H Bar shooting reaches plea deal
A suspect accused of fatally shooting another man outside an Iowa City nightclub has reached a plea deal. Online court records show 21-year-old Antonio Scotton of Cedar Rapids reached the deal with prosecutors on Friday. Details and a sentencing date have not been released. The shooting took place outside the...
Iowa City man accused of pouring gasoline on victim during burglary reaches plea deal
An Iowa City man has reached a plea deal in a case involving him allegedly pouring gasoline on his victim during a residential burglary. Iowa City Police say in February of 2023 56-year-old Kieth Brookhart forced his way into a protected party’s bedroom, poured gasoline on the man, then struck him with a metal object multiple times. The man suffered multiple injuries.
Motorcyclist injured after hitting deer on Highway 16 near Canton
A motorcycle accident occurred on Highway 16, one mile west of Canton, resulting in moderate injuries for the rider. The incident took place on July 6, 2024, at approximately 9:30 p.m., as reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Jeffrey A. Berhorst, a 23-year-old man from Canton, was driving a...
Iowa City’s 33rd annual jazz festival
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - People in Iowa City got the chance to enjoy live music in the city’s thirty-third annual Jazz Festival. The festivities kicked off last night with performances from numerous different jazz bands concluding with fireworks on the Pentacrest. This year featured more music from local...
The Sanctuary sets record straight on closing/rebranding rumors
A longtime Iowa City bar and restaurant is setting the record straight on rumors it was closing or rebranding as a sports bar. In recent weeks, rumors swirled on social media that The Sanctuary on South Gilbert Street would close and reopen as a sports bar. Some of those rumors even cited Iowa City area developer Tracy Barkalow…who many blame for shutting down the popular Magic Bus tailgate party when he bought its old location at 817 Melrose Avenue in 2010…as the new Sanctuary owner.
Realistic expectations for Iowa football in 2024
Iowa football is coming off another typical season for them winning 10 games and making it to a respectable bowl game. The problem with this cycle they have fallen into is that they beat every team that they should but fail to pull off any big wins that would get them over the hump.
Kewanee Man Sentenced to Probation and 180 Days in Jail for Failure to Report a Facebook Account
A Kewanee man accepted a plea deal for probation and 180 days in the Henry County Jail for having a Facebook account in his name that he didn’t report to the Kewanee Police Department within three days of creating the new account. Jones pleaded guilty to one count of failure to report, and the second count was dismissed by the State. Jones is required to register as a sex offender for 10 years for a plea deal he accepted on December 13, 2023, for custodial sexual misconduct while he was employed as a correctional officer at the Henry County Jail. Jones received 30 months of probation, 180 days in the Henry County Jail, day-for-day credit, 90 days stayed pending compliance with the plea deal, and a $1,0000 fine. He will report to the Henry County Jail on July 5, 2024, to begin serving his 90-day sentence.
Iowa Football: Brady Quinn calls Kirk Ferentz's coaching ranking 'disrespectful'
DES MOINES, Iowa-- The Hawkeyes have been one of the most consistent teams in the country when it comes to winning football games. It isn't with a lot of style, but Kirk Ferentz has found the way to continue to raise his game as he gets older. Earlier this week, CBS Sports' Tom Fornelli released his Big Ten coaches power ranking. Ferentz checked in at No. 6.
Fireworks Fatal Incident, July 4th Death
Such incidents involving fireworks are quite common in Illinois. In the previous year, as per the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office, there were 108 injuries due to fireworks mishaps. The victims included a suburban man almost dying because he looked into an inactive firework tube and another man in his early thirties who died near Rockford while igniting fireworks. A young suburban man lost an eye and sustained severe facial injuries due to firework accidents. Also, in 2017, a man from Chicago died while putting together a July Fourth children’s firework show.
Sycamore Printing to showcase new location at July Business After Hours
GMCCI is so excited to take our July Business After Hours to Sycamore Printing’s new 2nd Street location!. Come see why they are Muscatine’s one stop shop for “web to print” solutions, while also enjoying some refreshments and giveaways. It’s all happening on Thursday, July 16, 2024, from 4 to 6 p.m.
In the Absence of Water
As concerns with Iowa’s water quality continue to grow, here is a relevant episode from the archive. Too often one doesn’t know the value of something until it’s gone. When it’s a large body of water undergoing a long, slow disappearing act it’s easy to understand how something so devastating might go overlooked. But Jon Kounkel, from Friends of Coralville Lake, says if left untreated one day we will wake up to a marshland where the lake once stood.
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