Pope Francis makes first trip outside of Rome in months with visit to women’s prison in Venice
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Pope Francis made his first trip outside Rome in seven months on Sunday, visiting a prison for women in Venice ahead of a mass in the city. The Pope has not travelled since visiting the French city
NICL girls tennis tournament happening Monday
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The first of numerous area conference championships will happen Monday. The North Iowa Cedar League Girls Tennis Tournament will be held at Byrnes Park in Waterloo. Aplington-Parkersburg is coming off a third place finish at last year’s
Local student-athletes competed in Saturday’s Drake Relays events
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Local student-athletes were involved in four events Saturday at the Drake Relays. The Iowa Falls-Alden boys shuttle hurdle relay team of Jaden Damiano, Andon Barrick, Carter Weaver and Ray Morgan Jr. placed seventh in the prelims. They
HD-CAL Spring Sports Update – 4/29/24
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The Hampton-Dumont-CAL girls and boys track and field teams will have an opportunity to fine tune events ahead of conference meet at Don Hoppel Relays hosted by Garner-Hayfield-Ventura on Monday. For the Bulldog girls this will be
Tornadoes sweep across heartland leaving 5 dead, including infant, and dozens injured
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Authorities confirmed on Sunday that a four-month-old baby was among two people killed in Oklahoma, in the wake of severe storms and multiple tornadoes that spread across four states. The Oklahoma tornadoes Saturday night were the latest
Aplington-Parkersburg spring sports update – 4-29-24
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The Aplington-Parkersburg boys golf team will take part in a quad meet at Gladbrook-Reinbeck Monday. The Falcons and Rebels will be joined by Waterloo Columbus and Wapsie Valley. The Falcons have won two straight meets, and are
Iowa Falls-Alden Spring Sports Update – 4/29/24
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Multiple home events highlight a busy Monday for the Cadets. The Iowa Falls-Alden girls track and field will host Cadet Relays on Monday. This will be the Cadets first meet since placing 5th at Gilbert Relays on
AGWSR alum Gerbracht to coach at national tournament
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AGWSR alum and Cedar Falls girls wrestling coach Ali Gerbracht has been selected as a coach for Team Iowa at the 2024 AAU Scholastic Duals. Since taking over the program, Gerbracht’s team has produced 20 state qualifiers
Grundy Center’s Jirovsky and Knaack sign with Central Football
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Two Grundy Center seniors recently signed with the Central College football team. Wide receiver/defensive back Tate Jirovsky led the team with four interceptions in 2023. He recorded 37 tackles and recovered a fumble. On offense, he had
Don Johnson joins Joshua Jackson for Ryan Murphy’s ‘Dr. Odyssey’
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Don Johnson is the latest addition to the cast of Ryan Murphy’s upcoming ABC drama series “Dr. Odyssey.” Per Deadline, Johnson will star opposite Joshua Jackson in Dr. Odyssey, set to debut this fall. Variety reported that