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Iowa State Fair launches first ever farmers market this year
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa State Fair may be known for its fried food, but some fresher options are coming this year with their new All-Iowa Fair View Farmers Market. A spokesperson for the Iowa State Fair said it is starting small for the first year, with five vendors in total. Each vendor gets […]
More Iowa John Deere layoffs announced
DES MOINES, Iowa — Last week John Deere announced it would be cutting some salaried positions due to a decline in agricultural equipment sales, and Wednesday, those employees learned their fate. According to a WARN notice on the Iowa Workforce Development website, John Deere let go of 69 employees in Waterloo and 34 employees in […]
Radost Puppet Theatre from Czech Republic performing in Cedar Rapids
Cecilia Rokusek, The President and CEO of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library along with Pavel Hubicka, and Monika Vinklárková joined Iowa's News Now to talk about the Radost Puppet Theatre Show. They're coming all the way from the Czech Republic to Cedar Rapids to perform...
Alec Brockmeyer & Lucas Geiger named Cobalt Golf/GCAA All-America Scholars
NORMAN, Okla. – Coe College men's golfers Alec Brockmeyer and Lucas Geiger were honored by the Golf Coaches Association of America this week for academic excellence. The senior Kohawks were selected as NCAA DIII Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars for the second straight season. To be eligible for GCAA All-America Scholar nomination, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their Associate's Degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team's competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 79.0 in NCAA Division III and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at their college or university.
Sarah Blank is saying yes to opportunity
Sarah Blank is a graduate student in civil engineering with a water quality specialty. She is on campus this summer doing research and working for two other companies. She believes in pursuing the things that interest you and taking the chance on each opportunity that follows. We asked Sarah how she has managed to do it all:
Rusher leads Ankeny to 4th-place finish, lands spot on Class 5A all-tourney team
Ankeny senior Abby Rusher was named to the Class 5A all-tournament team after leading the Hawkettes to a fourth-place finish in the state softball tournament this week at Fort Dodge. Rusher went 4-for-10 at the plate with at least one hit in all three games. She went 2-for-3 and had...
Police launch high speed pursuit of purloined police car
A central Iowa police department has recovered its stolen squad car. West Des Moines police were dispatched Thursday to check on the mental health of a woman. A news release says during the chaos of the initial contact, she was able to get into the squad car and drive off.
Iowa’s July Might’ve Been Cooler Than You Realize
I hate to be bearer of bad news but before we could even blink, we're almost to the month of August. Maybe parents with kids on summer vacation think these past 2 months have slowly crawled by but I already feel like I hardly remember June!. Students are have around...
Referred pipeline law puts Summit Carbon Solutions' permit quest in limbo
An Iowa company seeking regulatory approval to run a carbon dioxide pipeline through South Dakota and four other states said a delay in its plan to re-apply for a permit has nothing to do with a November vote on the project. After Summit Carbon Solutions gained approval from the Iowa Utilities Board in...
Iowa Heat Wave: Rising Temperatures and Elevated Humidity Expected Next Week
Des Moines, IA – A typical July day is in store with temperatures ranging in the 80s to near 90 and elevated humidity under mostly sunny skies. Winds will be out of the south at 10 to 20 mph, with higher gusts close to 30 mph possible at times in northern Iowa.
College credit opportunities in the summer spark interest for high school student
Sixteen-year-old Preston Germain started his 2024 summer break in a new place – on an Iowa college campus. He, along with more than 2,100 students from across the state, participated in this year’s Summer College Credit Program, which offers college course opportunities at no cost to high school students during the summer months.
Local Youth Helps Ronald McDonald Houses of Iowa in the Governor’s Charity Steer Show at the 2024 Iowa State Fair
(Ames, Iowa) The Iowa State Fair is quickly approaching, and plans for the annual Governor’s Charity Steer Show are in full swing. Iowa cattlemen support this great event that benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. According to the press release, Claire Pellet of Atlantic has joined the...
Audrey Heller, Grant Mather are voted the Register's female and male Athletes of the Week
West Des Moines Valley softball player Audrey Heller and Cedar Rapids Kennedy baseball player Grant Mather were voted the Des Moines Register's female and male Athlete of the Week winners for the week of July 15-21. Heller won female Athlete of the Week with 51% of the vote. Dallas Center-Grimes softball player Izabella...
DCG Baseball Concludes Great Year and Says Goodbye to Nine Seniors
Dallas Center – Grimes baseball concluded their season on Tuesday at the 4A state tournament in Cedar Rapids, falling by the score of 3-1 to Dowling Catholic. The Mustangs conclude one of their finest seasons in program history with a 35-4 record. The season was full of remarkable accomplishments,...
Panther Volleyball at ISU Camp
The Panorama Panthers participated in a two day camp at Iowa State in the Cyclone gyms. While not directly officiated with Iowa State University, the two day volleyball camp on July 24 & 25 includes a day of drills and practice alongside a day of scrimmages. The Cyclone Volleyball camp website says, “This camp is designed to give teams a head start to the volleyball season. This is strictly a competition camp with competitive drills vs another team on Day 1 and a tournament format on Day 2. We will have a camp coach on each court to run drills, officiate, and provide limited feedback. Camp runs from 9am-5pm with a break for lunch.”
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