Over 75 percent of Iowa is now drought free
Almost 76 percent of Iowa is drought free. That according to the latest U-S Drought Monitor Report. Last week, over 66 percent of the state was drought free. There is no moderate, severe, extreme, or exceptional drought
Iowa REALTORS awarded grants to help Iowans displaced by severe storms
The Iowa Association of REALTORS says it has received a 250-thousand dollar grant from the National Association of REALTORS to provide funding for individuals impacted by the severe storms on May 21st to help with their mortgage
Aplington-Parkersburg School Board to revisit hire of head football coach at special meeting Friday
The Aplington-Parkersburg School Board will hold a special meeting Friday at 8:00 a.m. They’ll begin with possible reconsideration of the May 20 board action on a head football coaching contract. At that meeting, the board voted 3-2
3 Black men sue American Airlines alleging racial discrimination after being kicked-off flight
Three Black men are suing American Airlines after alleging employees from the company removed them, as well as five other Black men, from a flight in January due to a complaint about a passenger with “offensive body
Wolverine Tennis caps off historic run with fourth place finish
The Dike-New Hartford girls tennis team completed a memorable season with a fourth place finish at Wednesday’s Class 1A State Tournament at Byrnes Park in Waterloo. It was the program’s first state tournament appearance. The Wolverines began
HD-CAL with Pair of Solid Conference Wins over CGD
The Hampton-Dumont-CAL baseball and softball teams struck early and closed out a pair of great outings with wins over Clarion-Goldfield-Dows on Wednesday. The HD-CAL baseball team tracked down their first win of the season, 8-4 over CGD
Nissan issues “do not drive” warning for nearly 84,000 select 2002-2006 vehicles
On Wednesday, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a “Do Not Drive” alert for nearly 84,000 Nissan-made vehicles produced between 2002-2006 that were equipped with defective, recalled Takata airbags. The warning covers certain model year 2002-2006
Dike-New Hartford to face Nevada in Girls Soccer semifinal
After pulling off a remarkable upset of top-seeded Davenport Assumption, the #8-seed Dike-New Hartford girls soccer team will face #4-seed Nevada in a Class 1A state semifinal Thursday. The 16-4 Wolverines are coming off a 1-0 win
AP summer teams fall to Sumner-Fredericksburg Wednesday, travel to DNH Thursday
The Aplington-Parkersburg summer sports teams both dropped home games to Sumner-Fredericksburg Wednesday. The baseball team lost 6-1 and the softball team fell 11-0 to the #8 (3A) Cougars. In the baseball game, three two-run innings allowed the
North Butler Summer Sports in Highway 3 Rivalry against Clarksville
The North Butler softball and baseball teams will renew their Highway 3 rivalry as they host Clarksville on Thursday. The North Butler softball team will be in search of their first win at 0-5. In recent games