H-D-CAL ProStart Culinary Team Wins Fourth Straight State Competition

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL ProStart Culinary team finished first in their category for the fourth straight year during the Iowa ProStart Invitational held Tuesday in Des Moines. The team consisted of five members; Aaden Keehn, Zandrea Erdman, Jaxson Rew,
Johnson, Doug of Alden – Celebration of Life March 22nd, 2025
Celebration of Life for 68-year-old Doug Johnson of Alden will be March 22nd from 9am-12pm at Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. Doug Johnson passed away Wednesday, March 5th at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.
Read Across America Week observed this week

This week is Read Across America Week. Each day has had a theme as a way to encourage more reading among students. Several people, including members of the RadioOnTheGo staff, have been reading to students this week
Thursday, March 6
IGHSAU Basketball State Tournament
Class 5A Semifinals
#4 Ankeny Centennial – 41
Vs. #1 Johnston – 62
#3 Waukee Northwest – 47
Vs. #2 Dowling Catholic – 52
Class 3A Semifinals
#5 Estherville Lincoln Central – 34
Vs. #1 Mount Vernon – 35
#3 Williamsburg – 34
Vs. #2 Wahlert Catholic – 52
Class 4A Semifinals
#8 Xavier – 70
Vs. #4 Norwalk – 60
#6 Dallas Center-Grimes – 30
Vs. #2 North Polk – 52
Men’s College Basketball
Michigan State – 91
@ Iowa – 84
Women’s College Basketball
Big 12 Tournament Second Round
Iowa State – 96
Vs. Arizona State – 88
Big Ten Tournament Second Round
Iowa – 74
Vs. Michigan State – 61
Northern Iowa – 57
@ UIC – 76
Guilty plea entered by a Clear Lake man in a child pornography case

A 43-year-old Clear Lake man entered a guilty plea in US Federal Court in Sioux City today of sexual exploitation of a child and for distribution of child pornography. At his plea hearing, David Bradley Garrison admitted
Franklin County Conservation explains winter wildlife survival

Those interested in wildlife may notice how the cottontail rabbit remains active during the winter. Aubrey Brown with Franklin County Conservation explains. “Most rabbits live in a 5-acre area their entire lives,” Brown says. “The cottontail rabbit
Simonis, Nancy Harms of Helotes, Texas – Church Service March 15th, 2025
Church service for 79-year-old Nancy Harms Simonis of Helotes, Texas will be March 15th at 11am at the Alden United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Alden Cemetery. Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls is assisting
Clarksville City Council met this week

The Clarksville City Council this week tabled any action on employee wages. The Clarksville council did approve foul ball netting at the softball diamonds, fencing for the ball diamonds, and also to purchase a water heater and
Not much change in the drought conditions in Iowa

The latest U-S Drought Monitor Report shows that the coverage area of no drought conditions in Iowa is smaller again this week, now at just over 14 percent. The coverage areas for abnormally dry and moderate drought
Recap of the Iowa blizzard from this week

An intense low pressure system brought strong winds and blizzard conditions to central and western Iowa from late on Tuesday into Wednesday. Once rain transitioned to snowfall overnight, wind gusts up to 68 miles per hour created