Local Sports
Week 6 Preview: Eagle Grove at East Sac County
The Eagle Grove Eagles football team returns to action on Friday night, as they hit the road west yet again, this time to Wall Lake to take on the Raiders of East Sac County in […]
Month: September 2023
State News
Senator Grassley says efforts are underway to try and avoid government shutdown
With a federal government shutdown looming this weekend, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says it’s “idiocy” to be going through this process again. The U.S. Senate has created a bipartisan package that’s designed to temporarily fund […]
State News
Many already looking ahead to travel for Christmas
Iowa might be quieter than usual around the holidays this year as a survey finds a large percentage of the state’s residents are planning to go, well, someplace else. Brian Ortner, spokesman for AAA Iowa, […]
Local Sports
Week 6 Preview: Clarion-Goldfield-Dows vs. Forest City
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys football team returns to action on Friday night, as they host the Forest City Indians on homecoming, in a Class 2A, District 2 matchup. CGD comes in with a record of 2-3 […]
Local Sports
Week 6 Preview: South Hamilton at Ogden
The South Hamilton Hawks football team returns to action on Friday night, as they travel into western Boone County to take on the Ogden Bulldogs in Class 1A, District 7 action at Ogden High School. […]
Local Sports
Week 6 Preview: Roland-Story vs. Greene County
The Roland-Story Norsemen football team returns to action on Friday night, as they host the Greene County Rams on homecoming at Kerry Van Winkle Field in Story City, for a Class 2A, District 8 showdown. […]
Local Sports
Week 6 Preview: Webster City at Hampton-Dumont-CAL
The Webster City Lynx football team returns to action on Friday night, as they take on North Central Conference rivals Hampton-Dumont-CAL in Class 3A, District 2 action at HD-CAL High School. Webster City enters at […]
State News
Northwest Iowa sees varying yields in corn and soybean fields
It’s still early, but the harvest season in northwest Iowa is getting off to a good start, according to ISU Extension agronomist Leah Ten Napel. “Overall, we have a lot of acres left to go,” […]
State News
Union rep for federal employees in Iowa says gov’t shutdown a drag on economy
A leader in the union that represents 19-thousand federal employees who work in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Dakotas says some of them will be required to work, without pay, if there’s a federal government […]
State News
Harvest slowed by some rainy days
The rain farmers have been hoping for slowed some of the harvest last week. The U.S.D.A. reports says rainfall cut the time in the field by about two days. The corn harvest is now 9% […]
State News
Nearly 100 dogs are removed from deplorable conditions in Ogden
An already-crowded Animal Rescue League of Iowa is even shorter on space now after teams were dispatched to Boone County where nearly a hundred dogs had to be removed from what’s described as a puppy […]
State News
Waterloo looking at several species to replace lost ash trees
Waterloo is partnering with the Iowa DNR to replace about half of the trees that were lost to the emerald ash borer in the past decade. The city will be making one type of apple […]
State News
Sioux City issues a warning after several drivers go by stopped school buses
We’re about one month into the new school year and some drivers are still forgetting to stop when school buses are dropping off and picking up kids. Sioux City Police Sergeant Mark Huberty says they’ve […]
State News
State Auditor’s report on Iowa schools’ administrative costs
State Auditor Rob Sand has found administrative costs in Iowa public schools accounted for about 8% of new spending over a recent six year period. When spending is calculated on a per pupil basis, administrative […]
Local Sports
South Hamilton, Roland-Story cross country compete in Nevada Invitational
The South Hamilton Hawks and Roland-Story Norsemen cross country teams returned to action on Monday night, as they competed at the annual Nevada Invitational at Indian Creek Golf Course in Nevada. The Hawks and Norsemen […]
Local Sports
Webster City, Eagle Grove cross country compete in Algona Invite
The Webster City Lynx and Eagle Grove Eagles cross country teams made the northern trek into Kossuth County on Monday night, to compete in the annual Algona Invitational at River Road Golf Course in Algona. […]
Local Sports
Roland-Story volleyball hosts home tournament on Monday
The Roland-Story Norsemen volleyball team returned action on Monday night, as they hosted their annual home tournament at Roland-Story High School in Story City. The Norsemen welcomed in Carroll Kuemper, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, Marshalltown and South Hardin. […]
Local Sports
Webster City volleyball defends home court against Clear Lake, 3-1
The Webster City Lynx volleyball team returned to action on Monday night, as they hosted the Clear Lake Lions in North Central Conference action and for Cancer Awareness night at Webster City High School. Webster […]
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Webster City High School raises $721 for the family of slain Algona police officer.
Last Friday evening’s fund raiser for the family of Algona Police officer Kevin Cram raised $721 from the fans of the Webster City and Clear Lake football teams. The money raised will go support the […]
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Candidates announced for city council and school board for November 7 elections in Hamilton County.
Here is the list of the candidates whose names will be appearing on the ballot in the municipal, school board and other board election set for November 7 in Hamilton County. The list provided by […]