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SIOUX CITY – A Hampton man is guilty of dealing heroin and awaits sentencing in federal court. Steven Springer, 54, from Hampton, Iowa, pled guilty on October 21, 2021, in federal court
Jacqueline Estella “Jackie” Keough Reich, 67, of Mason City, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. A Funeral Service will be at 10:30am, Friday, October 29,
Larry Dean Tisor, 79, of Mason City, died Monday, October 25, 2021, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, October 28,
Nora Springs – Lois M. Van Ness, 82, of Nora Springs died Friday, October 22, 2021. A funeral service will be held 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Sheckler Colonial Chapel,
Leo Carsten Hegtvedt, age 95, passed away on October 22, 2021 at Accura Healthcare in Cresco, Iowa. A private family burial will take place at the Lutheran Cemetery in Decorah, Iowa at
Mary Kenison, age 83, of Iowa Falls, passed away, October 24, 2021, at Eldora Specialty Care in Eldora. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at the First
MASON CITY – North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) will hold a Veterans Day Presentation on Thursday, November 11, on the NIACC Campus in the Beem Center, Room 200 from 2:30 P.M.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 29, 2021 at Bethel Baptist Church in Britt. Burial will be held in Corwith Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held
CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa handed No. 3 Southern Illinois its first loss in the Missouri Valley Conference, 23-16. UNI improved to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the MVFC.
MADISON, WI – Iowa dropped its second Big Ten Conference game in a row Saturday, losing to Wisconsin 27-7/ Wisconsin (5-3, 3-2) defeated Iowa (6-2, 3-2), 27-7, on Saturday at Camp Randall
Beverly Ann Graves (Long), 85, of Dike, IA, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021. A few months ago, Bev fell and broke her femur. No real surprise she was holding the
DES MOINES – Governor Reynolds announced Friday that the State of Iowa has joined nine other states in a lawsuit challenging President Biden’s vaccine mandate for all workers employed by a federal
Betty Rae Wilcox was born October 3, 1947 in Fort Dodge, daughter of Raymond and Gladys (Young) Wilcox. She grew up in Lehigh and attended school there in her younger years. Betty
Jacob Jay “Jake” Jackson, 47, of Hanlontown, Iowa passed away October 22, 2021. Jake was born on March 31, 1974 in Iowa City to Jacob and Roxanne (McCourt) Jackson. He was the
DAVENPORT – A suspect has been charged with murder after the shooting death of an Iowa man at a Davenport bar. The Davenport Police Criminal Investigation Division has charged 28-year-old Lance M.
Alicia Ann Linderman, 31, of Webster City passed away Sunday, October 24, 2021 in Des Moines. A celebration of her life will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October
Irene Evelyn Miller, 95, of Oelwein, Iowa passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Arlington Place in Oelwein, Iowa, surrounded by her loving family. Irene Lauterbach was born on January
AMES – A man was shot dead at an Ames bar Saturday night. On October 29, 2021, at 11:57 p.m., the Ames Police Department responded to a report of shots fired near
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The University of Iowa cross country teams competed at the Big Ten Championships on Friday morning at the Blue/White Golf Course in University Park, Pa. The Hawkeye men
Mary Sue Graettinger was born in Estherville, Iowa on March 11, 1950, to Al and Violet Graettinger and grew up on the family farm near Graettinger. She was the youngest of six
Most of you have never had to deal with the State bureaucracy down in Des Moines. In this respect, I have been unfortunate. Unless one is a multi-millionaire who can afford these
DUBUQUE – Teens went wild in this Iowa community this week as a brawl erupted and young girls clashed, landing two in the hospital and one in detention. On October 28, 2021,
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa women’s basketball senior Monika Czinano has been named to the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Preseason Watch List, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
DES MOINS – Today, Progress Iowa executive director Matt Sinovic released the following statement in response to the Iowa legislature approving the second non-partisan map submitted by the Legislative Services Agency: “Iowans
Wayne William King, the son of Joseph and Verna (Hamilton) King, was born on November 27, 1934, in Algona, Iowa. On Monday, October 25, 2021, surrounded by his family at his home
Bernice Arlene Petersen the daughter of Thomas and Lena (Westphal) Mosloski was born July 2, 1932 in Armstrong, Iowa. She died Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Aspire Nursing Home in Estherville, Iowa
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DES MOINES – The Iowa Legislature has approved redistricting maps for the state. This was the second set of maps submitted to the Legislature, after a previous set of maps was rejected.
Dennis Ray Stull, Sr., 62 passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 at MercyOne Hospice of North Iowa, surrounded by family after a brief illness. A celebration of his life will be held
AMES – The Iowa State men’s basketball team has added Eric Steyer to its roster. Steyer, an Ames, Iowa, native, was a member of the team for three seasons (2018-21), playing in
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement Friday after signing the bipartisan vaccine mandate bill, HF902: “I am proud to sign this bipartisan piece of legislation today. This is
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, President Biden announced the Build Back Better Framework to benefit American society, saying “nobody earning less than $400,000 per year will pay a penny more in taxes” to pay
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore forward Keegan Murray has been named to the 2021-22 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the
IOWA CITY – The college wrestling season is fast-approaching, and Iowa’s Tom Brands says his team knows, there’s “no automatic” despite team’s loaded roster. University of Iowa Wrestling Media Conference Wednesday, October
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CEDAR FALLS – Four Panthers earned promotions with the University of Northern Iowa Athletics Department. Jamar Thompson has been named UNI’s associate athletics director of external affairs, overseeing UNI Athletics’ marketing, communication
AMES – Iowa State senior All-American tight end Charlie Kolar was named a finalist for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy, announced today by the National Football Foundation. The William V. Campbell
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa women’s basketball sophomore Shateah Wetering suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of her left knee in practice. The announcement came Thursday by P. Sue