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IOWA CITY – No. 25 Iowa (1-0) defeated Utah State (0-1), 24-14, in its season opener on Saturday inside Kinnick Stadium.
AMES – Iowa State defeated UNI in the 2023 season opener on Saturday afternoon at Jack Trice Stadium, 30-9.
Donna Mae (Helling) Gray, 83, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Thursday August 31, 2023 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center with her loving family at her side. She graduated from Mason City High School and North Iowa Area Community College Nursing Program.
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Shane Wiley as a district judge in Judicial Election District 8B.
IOWA CITY – Former University of Iowa offensive lineman Eric Steinbach will serve as honorary captain when the Hawkeyes host Utah State on Saturday on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium. Kickoff is set for 11:03 a.m. (CT) and the game will be televised on FS1.
Robert “Bob” Keith Willsher, 87, of Clear Lake, IA, formerly of Nora Springs, passed away August 30, 2023, at the I.O.O.F Home in Mason City, IA. He graduated from Nora Springs High School with the class of 1953.
DES MOINES- The Iowa Attorney General’s office announced a settlement agreement with tobacco manufacturers that will result in the state of Iowa receiving extra payments of more than $171 million over the next six years.
AMES – A man was shot and taken to a hospital in Ames, leading to a police investigation.
CHARLES CITY – The following are the expenses paid by Floyd county and Board of Supervisor meeting minutes for the period ending on August 28, 2023:
MASON CITY – North Iowa welcomed back its 1133rd National Guard unit Friday when they arrived on U.S. soil from deployment in Europe.