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Judith Woods, 82, of Webster City died Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Van Diest Medical Center. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Trinity Lutheran Church […]
Month: September 2023
State News
Plan to merge Des Moines Waterworks with other systems moving forward
Around 600,000 central Iowans would get their water from the Central Iowa Water Works, under a plan to combine the Des Moines Water Works with 12 other systems. They would share wells, river intakes, treatment […]
Local Sports
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows football falls at Estherville-Lincoln Central, 31-14
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows football team returned to action on Friday night, as they made the long trip to far-northern Iowa to take on the Midgets of Estherville-Lincoln Central in Class 2A, District 2 action. The Cowboys […]
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Recommendation would merge or eliminate 111 state boards and commissions
A review committee is recommending the elimination or consolidation of 43% of state boards, commissions and advisory groups — slightly fewer than were listed in the committee’s initial report. The temporary review panel was established […]
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Iowa State’s Contreraz wins Big-12 award
Iowa State kicker Chase Contreraz has been named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. It is the first Big 12 weekly honor of his career. Contreraz made […]
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IDP chair says she’s focused on recruiting leaders for county parties
Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart says she’s working to ensure the party has leadership at the local level. “We’ve got some counties that don’t even have a county chair. They have no structure whatever,” […]
Local Sports
Roland-Story holds off Southeast Valley on the road, 20-14
The Roland-Story Norsemen football team returned to action on Friday, as they hit the road west on Highway 175 to take on Jaguars of Southeast Valley in Class 2A, District 8 action in Gowrie. The […]
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(1A) #9 South Hamilton eviscerates Nodaway Valley on homecoming, 66-14
The South Hamilton Hawks football team returned to action on Friday night, as they hosted the Wolverines of Nodaway Valley at Bill Taylor Field for their homecoming game, in a Class 1A, District 7 showdown. […]
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Eagle Grove falls on the road at Manson-Northwest Webster, 39-0
The Eagle Grove Eagles football team returned to action on Friday night, as they took on the Cougars of Manson-Northwest Webster in Class 1A, District 2 action at the Keith Hart Athletic Complex in Manson. […]
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Recommendation to merge or eliminate 111 state boards and commissions
A review committee is recommending the elimination or consolidation of 43% of state boards, commissions and advisory groups — slightly fewer than were listed in the committee’s initial report. The temporary review panel was established […]
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Railroad spokesman says crossing accidents increase with colder weather
Iowans are being reminded about the dangers of railroads and railroad crossings. Jeffery White, a spokesman for the Canadian National Railway, says the weather will be turning colder soon and that brings an increased risk […]
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Report finds similarities in rural-urban opinions on Iowa water quality
A report on state water quality by an Iowa State University Extension “Think Tank” finds opinions don’t diverge very much on some of the issues. The director of the Conservation Learning Group Jacqueline Comito says […]
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Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 9/25/23
Class 5A 1. Southeast Polk (5-0), LW #1 @ Johnston 2. Dowling Catholic (5-0), LW #2 @ #9 Ankeny Centennial 3. Bettendorf (5-0), LW #3 @ #6 CR Kennedy 4. Pleasant Valley (4-1), LW #4 […]
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(3A) #7 Webster City falls at home to (3A) #5 Clear Lake, 10-2
The Webster City Lynx football team returned to action on Friday night, as they hosted the Clear Lake Lions in a top-10 showdown at Lynx Field for Webster City’s Class 3A, District 2 opener. Webster […]
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Congressman Nunn: use frozen Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine
Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn is co-sponsoring legislation that would redirect Russian assets that were seized when Russia invaded Ukraine. “We have done this before,” Nunn says. “After 9/11…terrorist dollars that were in international funds, we […]
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Ag expert sees proso millet as Iowa’s crop of the future
A grain that millions of people in Asia and India eat every day is almost unheard-of in Iowa, but a researcher at Iowa State University says it has the potential to make Midwestern agriculture more […]
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Meandering male moose seen in Sioux County
A video appeared Thursday on Facebook of what appears to be a young bull moose crossing an empty field in northwest Iowa, and Sioux Center’s Police Chief issued a warning that the moose was near […]
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Nunn criticizes fellow Republicans blocking votes on budget bills
Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn says he’s stayed in Washington to work with anyone who’s still there on a deal that would end the federal spending stalemate. Nunn, a Republican from Bondurant, says he’s frustrated with […]
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Repairs made to northwest Iowa lake’s carp barrier
State officials are repairing an electric fish barrier in Lost Island Lake, which is near Ruthven in northwest Iowa. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the barrier is […]
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New book guides locals and visitors alike to ‘secret’ Iowa attractions
What is there to see in Iowa? Plenty! A new book by a central Iowa woman offers dozens of entertaining options, including the world’s largest popcorn ball, the biggest bull, the most crooked street and […]