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Pre-Season Cross Country Rankings Released
(Area) — The Iowa Association of Track Coaches have released its Team and Individual Pre-Season Rankings for the 2024 season. In Class 1A, ACGC Boys are ranked #3 — the Chargers finished 2nd at last year’s state meet. Lake Mills is #1 followed by Earlham and then the Chargers while Danville and Ankeny Christian round out the top 5 1A boys. Woodbine is 9th and IKM Manning is 17th.
‘I’m stuck’: Ely man caught in USPS Catch 22
ELY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Ely man said he can no longer get mail labeled with his street address put in his P.O. box, but he can’t use his P.O. box when ordering lots of his mail. Mike Murray said, for decades, mail made it to his P.O. box...
Pizza Ranch & FunZone Arcade Celebrates Iowa Reopening
Betson Enterprises recently led the installation of a 60-piece game room at the Pizza Ranch & FunZone Arcade in North Liberty, Iowa. The 5,000-sq.-ft. arcade was just reopened on Aug. 19. Betson regional sales director Ron Hunt prepared the design and layout for the game room, which includes Fast &...
Truck Pulled Out Of Eastern Iowa Lake
(Johnson County, IA) -- The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is trying to track down the owner of a truck, hauled out of Coralville Lake. Fishermen using GPS discovered it in March. Crews and divers have now lugged it out of the water. Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel tells Iowa's News Now the truck had been in the lake for a long time, possibly decades. Investigators say they do not believe the discovery is related to any death investigation. Work is underway to determine the make and model and find the truck's owners.
Several juveniles charged after vandalism investigation
Several juveniles have been charged with criminal mischief following an investigation into a series of vandalism incidents that occurred at various locations in Muscatine in July. During the late evening hours and early morning hours of July, 28, July 29, and July 30, multiple juveniles vandalized at least four locations...
Cedar Rapids downtown Market After Dark returns for 9th season
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The popular Market After Dark event is returning to downtown Cedar Rapids on Saturday, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance announced. The free, outdoor, community event will feature more than 125 vendors, entertainment, lighted attractions, games, and artwork, among other things. The market runs from...
Cedar Rapids Breaks Ground On New Apartments For NewBo Neighborhood
(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- Cedar Rapids city leaders broke ground on a new apartment complex in NewBo yesterday. The mayor says the Loftus Apartments on 3rd Street SE will fulfill a civic promise. "In terms of of living living spaces, it's really key to living up to our 15-minute walkable,...
New Cedar Rapids Sports Themed Restaurant is Now Open
A new sports-themed restaurant is now open in Cedar Rapids and it looks like the perfect place to celebrate gameday!. We reported back in June that a new sports restaurant was coming to 3025 Mt. Vernon Road in Cedar Rapids. That was the previous location of Mamacita Taco Bar which announced in May that they would be closing. Well, say hello to Pregame Brew and Chew! The new restaurant officially opened for business this week!
KXEL Morning News for Wed. Aug. 21, 2024
Gov. Kim Reynolds was in Cedar Rapids as developers broke ground on a 5-story mixed-use property in NewBo that includes 186 market-rate apartments. The NewBo Loftus development is located at the former Loftus Lumber site. The project is expected to be completed by November 2025. Plans to renovate the old...
Britt and Golf Course Meet Over the Future of the Links
The Britt City Council, the Britt Golf Course Board, and supporters of the golf course met in the Britt City Hall Chambers on Monday night. At issue was the resignation of Angela Hinton as the Golf Course Board President and the future of the course. It was agreed that the...
Iowa Football: Projecting the Hawkeyes' depth chart towards the end of fall camp
Projecting Iowa's depth chart as the Hawkeyes reach the end of fall camp later this week. We are reaching the end of fall camp for Iowa football. We'll get an updated depth chart next week ahead of Iowa's season opener against Illinois State, but with fall camp nearing the end, we are going to give our guess on where things stand with Iowa's internal depth chart.
Every Iowa football player named to a preseason award watch list in 2024
Iowa players have been named to award watch lists left and right during the preseason. Award watch lists of course name many players from many teams, so just because players are on a watch list in the preseason doesn't mean they will be mid-season, or even be a finalist at the end of the season.
John Nestor set for expanded role on Iowa defense ahead of sophomore season
Iowa sophomore defensive back John Nestor is primed for an expanded role in the Hawkeye defense in 2024. Fans hope Nestor's path is similar to that of Cooper Dejean, who started for Iowa as a sophomore before being drafted in the second round of the NFL draft after his junior season.
Two-A-Days: Regina looks to reload after graduating talented senior class
The Regina football team will have several new faces in 2024, but the hope is that the winning culture of the Regals remains the same. After Jason Dumont stepped down as head coach in November, the team elevated strength coach Dustin Elsbury to take over the program. With the offense graduating its star quarterback, two talented wide receivers, and four of its starting offensive linemen, along with having a new head coach and defensive coordinator, the several players will look to step up to match the talent and pedigree of Regina football in years past.
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