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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.
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
QUAD CITIES, Ill., Iowa (KWQC) - A complete list of traffic alerts in the Iowa and Illinois TV6 viewing area. Alerts are ordered by which day they begin. TV6 will continue to update this weekly list as more alerts pop up. Have a traffic alert? Let us know at news@kwqc.com.
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 […]
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