Iowa Secretary of Agriculture candidate Chris Jones speaks to Iowa State Fair attendees on Aug. 22, 2026. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
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Iowa 3rd Congressional District candidate Jacob Heard speaks to Iowa State Fair attendees on Aug. 22, 2026. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
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Taylor Wettach spoke to Iowa State Fair attendees and reporters during the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox on Aug. 22, 2026. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
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Nicholas Gluba speaks to fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 20, 2026. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
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A former public defender who won the support of judges and a member of the Iowa Legislature after a 2023 arrest for shoplifting now stands accused of defrauding Medicaid and cancer patients. Attorney Cassi Wigington, who will be sentenced next month on a charge of healthcare fraud, has agree…
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SALIX, Iowa – In a 3-2 vote, the Salix City Council Thursday night nixed a proposed one-year moratorium on data centers in the small Woodbury County town. The divided council rejected proposed language that would have prevented any data center projects from moving forward while the city studied policy and ordinances. Councilmen Gene Monk and Tim Skidmore voted for the moratorium, while Brenda ...
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn went 1-7 in 2025, but the season wasn't a total loss for the Jeremiah Delzer-coached Hawks. Multiple underclassmen, and a few juniors too, were tasked with leading the offense in fall 2025. Delzer sees that as a major asset for a team that plays in the potentially daunting Class A District 1, which features defending state champ MMCRU and state semifinalist West Sioux. ...
Sibley-Ocheyedan head coach Mike McCarty knows full well the kind of teams his football team has to play against. There are no illusions whatsoever. "Sibley Ocheyedan plays in the toughest Class-A district in the state and has the most difficult schedule when you factor in non-district opponents; BHRV (2025 2-A playoff qualifier) and West Hancock, a traditional Class-A powerhouse," McCarty ...
150 years ago: 1876 The New Catholic Church: The Catholic society of Sioux City have reason to feel proud of their church edifice just completed. For the past two or three years they have had projects on foot looking to the construction of a fit house of worship, and have for that length of time at least seen the need of it, their old church building on the West Side being too small for the ...
When the Unity Christian baseball team clinched its third state tournament berth with a regional final win over Underwood, there was one player mobbed by children there supporting the Knights. Dylan Bosma. The Unity senior was one of the last players off the field at Sioux City East High School after that game, and not by choice as kids lined up to meet him, get his autograph and pose for ...
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CEDAR FALLS — The annual Old Time Power Show is an opportunity to take a step back in time and see antique farm machinery in action. The grounds at Antique Acres are filled with hundreds of tractors and machines – some dating back to the 1890s. Along with admiring technology of yore, there is a chance to see threshing machines in action, a saw mill, tractor pulls, plowing and blacksmiths at ...
WATERLOO – Controversy, arguments, civic pride, and hurt feelings hang over the Waterloo East and Waterloo West football programs like storm clouds. Whether the two programs combine a year early in 2027 or when they were originally scheduled to merge in 2028 will be decided in a big room by administrators and board members in the Waterloo Education Service Center. Wednesday, Superintendent ...
WAVERLY – The Sons of Norway will have a picnic on Tuesday at the Eisenach Village Klubhaus. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Attendees should bring a dish to share and can enjoy Norwegian beer with Rolf Svanoe, the coordinator of Vesterheim Tours to Norway. Eisenach Village is located at 1100 Bach Ave. inside the Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community campus. © 2026 ...
CEDAR FALLS – The Association of Fundraising Professionals of Northeast Iowa is now accepting nominations for National Philanthropy Day. The annual celebration recognizes individuals and organizations whose generosity, leadership and commitment make a lasting difference throughout the Cedar Valley. Five “Gift of Heart” awards will be presented in the categories of philanthropy, legacy, ...
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