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City High Quarterback Bacon Ready to Backup Breakthrough Season With Even Better Senior Year
IOWA CITY – Since his first day of high school football Bobby Bacon had always imagined his senior season. The City High quarterback certainly isn’t alone in that mindset. There is something special about the last prep season for every athlete across all sports. For Bacon the focus...
Women Managing Farmland Program in Atlantic September 3
Four Women Managing Farmland Forums and Annie’s Project 20th Anniversary Celebrations will be offered across the state the first week of September. Cass County Extension will host the Southwest Iowa location on Sept. 3 in Atlantic. Other dates and locations include Sept. 4 in Iowa City, Sept. 5 in West Union and Sept. 6 in Storm Lake. All events are FREE to attend and feature a complimentary meal and full day of education. Pre-registration is required for meals and materials.
Phil Parker updates Iowa football’s preseason defensive health status exiting 2024 camp
The Iowa Hawkeyes are in good shape on the health front defensively as the 2024 college football season nears. In his Tuesday meeting with the media, Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker updated the statuses of junior safety Xavier Nwankpa and sophomore safety Koen Entringer. “Koen’s been practicing the last couple days. He’s doing a good job. I think he’s back. We’re just limiting some of his reps and watching so we don’t overload him. Xavier, it looks like he’s back at it. He should be. I thought he was going to practice here today a little bit, but I think he should...
Veteran Offensive Line Ready to Lead City High Back to Class 5A Playoffs
IOWA CITY – With three starters returning, including a pair of three-year players, the City High offensive line is going to look very similar to last season. Most of the personnel will be the same on the Little Hawk offensive line this season but the players themselves look quite a bit different than previous seasons.
Hawkeyes Fly to Western Michigan, Texas
No. 24 University of Iowa women’s soccer travels to Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Thursday to face Western Michigan at 1:30 p.m. (CT). On Sunday, Iowa closes the road stretch in Austin, Texas, with a 1 p.m. kickoff against the Longhorns. WATCH/FOLLOW LIVE. Thursday’s match will stream live on ESPN+ (subscription...
247Sports features Rhys Dakin on preseason true freshman All-American team
Iowa City just might be morphing into the punting capital of the world. That makes sense for a program and fan base that prints and proudly dons “Punting is Winning” t-shirts. Fresh off Tory Taylor’s Ray Guy Award-winning season, the Iowa Hawkeyes appear to have found their next great punter. Reports out of Iowa’s fall camp can’t stop raving about freshman punter Rhys Dakin. The 6-foot-4, 225 pound freshman is from Melbourne, Australia, and he can really boom it. Dakin put on an impressive display during Kids’ Day at Kinnick and the expectation is that he will only continue to get better and refine...
Ponca native Carter Kingsbury earns scholarship with Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Ponca native and Hawkeyes redshirt junior Carter Kingsbury has earned a scholarship for the 2024-25 season. Kingsbury, who ended his high school career as Ponca’s all-time leading scorer with 1,771 points, has appeared in 13 games for Iowa. Image Courtesy: AP
Traffic Touchpoint: Week of Aug. 19
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New online reading tutor coming to Iowa elementary schools
DES MOINES, Iowa – Charles City Community School District will be among those using a new personalized online reading tutor. The Iowa Department of Education says it has made a $3 million investment to help elementary schools accelerate student achievement in foundational reading skills, including in phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, vocabulary and comprehension.
How Iowa schools plan to keep students safe as classes begin
DES MOINES, Iowa — With many students heading back to the classroom on Friday, safety is at the top of mind for Iowa school districts. Ensuring school safety starts with the Safe and Sound App. The application was rolled out by the Governor’s School Safety Bureau in 2022, and it allows students and parents/guardians to […]
How big is Iowa State Fair's record economic impact? More than some Taylor Swift concerts
In addition to this year's Iowa State Fair record attendance, the fair contributed more than $170 million to the state's economy, a new report shows. That tops the boost some cities see from concert tours headlined by music superstars. A total of 1,182,682 people attended this year's fair, beating the all-time record set in 2019 by about 12,000 people. The first Saturday of the fair also set a new single-day attendance record. The following day set the...
See What Archeologists in Iowa Unearthed After 13,600 Years
It's nice to see these coming out of the ground like this. Archaeologists in Iowa have made a significant discovery with the unearthing of a well-preserved mastodon skull, dating back approximately 13,600 years. This find, located in the southern part of the state, is Iowa’s first notable mastodon and includes several bones primarily from the skull. The timing of this mastodon’s life aligns with the era when the first humans were inhabiting the region. I wonder if this mastodon knew the Flintstones.
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