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Iowa Football 2024 Position Primer: Linebacker
With the college football season right around the corner, HawkeyeInsider will take an in-depth look at each position group for Iowa entering the 2024 season. Today, we will dive into the linebacker room. Here are our previous position breakdowns. Offseason recap. Iowa had about as good of an offseason as...
Meet Kyle Grable: University of Iowa’s Newest Assistant Gymnastics Coach with Exceptional Coaching Background
Kyle Grable has joined the University of Iowa gymnastics team as an assistant coach, bringing 17 years of coaching experience, including a successful stint at UCLA where he was recognized for his coaching achievements. Grable coached the UCLA vault squad to a 49.312 season average in 2024. Under his coaching,...
Iowa Hawkeyes come in higher than expected in Big Ten Media Preseason Polls
Following Big Ten Media Days, the media have made their decision on what their preseason is. Before the polls came out, we predicted that Iowa would come in at No. 7, slightly middle of the pack, but to the surprise of probably a few Iowa fans, the Hawkeyes came in higher than that.
‘He’s directed his team to wins’: Cade McNamara named preseason QB1
Iowa released their preseason depth chart on Wednesday. Not a huge surprise when it comes the quarterback position. Cade McNamara, who appeared in five games in 2023 will be QB1 heading into training camp. Redshirt-freshman Marco Lainez is 2nd on the depth chart, followed by Northwestern transfer Brendan Sullivan at...
White Corner University: Iowa finds heir to Cooper DeJean, names next starting white CB
The Iowa Hawkeyes wasted no time replacing top defensive back Cooper DeJean in their secondary. After three seasons at Iowa, DeJean declared for the NFL Draft and was selected No. 40 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. That left a vacancy at one of their cornerback positions, and Iowa found their next man for the job: sophomore CB John Nestor.
Investigation Underway After Dog Bite in Iowa City
(Iowa City, IA) -- An investigation is underway after a dog bite Thursday in Iowa City. The Iowa City Animal Services is investigating a dog bite that was reported around 2:20 Thursday afternoon. The dog is being described as a medium-sized pitbull mix. Investigators are trying to determine the dog's rabies vaccine status.
DNR: Kraft Heinz didn’t monitor wastewater pollution for years in Muscatine
The Kraft Heinz Foods Company location in Muscatine makes ketchup and other condiments. (Photo courtesy of Google Earth) A large eastern Iowa facility that makes ketchup and other condiments failed for more than two years to monitor contaminants in the more than 1 million gallons of untreated wastewater it discharged into a creek each day, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Summer’s Last Blast 2024
Summer's not over yet. There's time for one LAST BLAST!. AUGUST 23RD & 24TH, 6 PM TILL MIDNIGHT ON THE BACK WATERS STAGE AT Q CASINO. FREE ADMISSION AND ALL AGES WELCOME BOTH NIGHTS! IN THE EVENT OF INCLEMENT WEATHER, MUSIC WILL BE MOVED INSIDE THE Q SHOWROOM (21 OR OLDER)
Familiar Faces on Stage for Party in the Park Friday (07.26)
Familiar faces makeup a foursome of entertainment for the next Party in the Park (PIP) in Charles City. Area residents and former Endless Summer band members, Gene Parson, Med Lewis, Bruce Carr and Gary Parson, will take the stage with their new group, “Endless Edition,” at the rescheduled PIP event on Friday (07.26) night in Central Park. “Endless Edition” includes members of the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, as well as Midwest All-Musician Association Hall of Fame, playing the best of 1960-80s rock & roll and country music.
DNR: Ethanol plant pollution likely harmed public health for years near Shell Rock
(Des Moines, Iowa) – A report from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shows an ethanol-producing facility in northeast Iowa expelled excessive pollutants into the air for several years that can cause cancers and other health effects. The Iowa Capital Dispatch reports the DNR recently issued an administrative order with regard to the POET Bioprocessing plant near Shell Rock. The Order says “Actual harm to the environment and public health likely occurred” at the facility, which makes about 140 million gallons of ethanol each year, along with other products from the leftover materials of the fuel production. The excessive pollution was tied to one of those additional products: a protein ingredient for animal feed.
The heat has returned for the weekend
The heat and humidity have returned for the weekend, thanks to high pressure skirting off to the east and winds picking up from the south in its wake. Those southerly breezes around 10 to 15 miles per hour are ushering in lots of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico (in addition to moisture transpired from the local corn crops) leading to increased temperatures and dew points.
IFA Alumnus Karson Sharar Prepares for Junior Season with Iowa Football
Iowa Falls-Alden Alumnus Karson Sharar is gearing up for his redshirt junior season with the University of Iowa football team. Sharar is currently studying Sport and Recreation management with a concentration in coaching, and has spent the summer helping run youth football camps in Iowa City. The Iowa football team...
Washington coach no stranger to Hawkeyes football
Who says it’s too early to look forward to the Hawkeyes’ matchup against the Huskies in October?. Washington head coach Jedd Fisch shared what he knows about Iowa football — and as it turns out, Kirk Ferentz is his wife’s favorite head coach. “We were No....
Floyd County Medical Center Rotunda Closing Permanently
Due to construction as part of a $40 million hospital/clinic expansion project, the current main entrance/rotunda at Floyd County Medical Center (FCMC) will be closing permanently on Monday (07.29). To accommodate the big change to the FCMC campus in Charles City, a new patient parking lot is available next to...
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