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Opinion | Two Grandmas, Miss Bruce and a new baby sister
July 16, 1936, was the hottest day on record in Iowa and the day I became a middle child. It was a mere three months past m second birthday and I was blissfully unaware of what has become known as the ‘middle child’ syndrome. My paternal...

Alex Palou gives a clear-cut counter to fans labeling his IndyCar dominance 'boring’
Chip Ganassi Racing star Alex Palou came into the 2025 IndyCar season as the defending champion and stormed away to the lead of the American open-wheel racing series. However, some fans have labelled Palou's 2025 dominance as boring on social...
Explore Local Pollinators On PEEC’s Butterfly Walk July 26
Butterfly perched on a purple flower. Courtesy/PEEC PEEC News: The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites community members to experience the beauty and wonder of local butterflies during a Butterfly Walk from 9–11 a.m., Saturday,...
HELOC rates today, July 18, 2025: Rates are low enough for financial options
HELOC rates today are hanging steady below 8.75%. You may have credit card debt with an interest rate twice that high. If so, a home equity line of credit might be a debt consolidation solution to consider. According to the St. Louis Fed, the...

Hulu docuseries on Jodi Huisentruit case reveals close cooperation with police
A just-released Hulu docuseries, about the disappearance of TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit in June 1995, provided internal details about local police's progress in the case, including some not officially announced, indicating the series was produced...

Where were the cheapest places to fill up on midgrade gas in cities in Delaware County in week ending July 12?
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Delaware County selling...

Keeping history alive in Our Town Elkader
ELKADER, Iowa (KCRG) - People are keeping history alive in Our Town Elkader, whether that’s through pictures from the 1800s, or a four-story shop that brings memories to life. Local historian David Beck has influences all over Our Town Elkader and...

Child airlifted after crash in Lafayette Co.
SHULLSBURG — Seven people were hospitalized in a three-car accident southeast of Shullsburg on Wednesday, according to Lafayette County Sheriff Reg Gill. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a motor...
Softball Reunion Saturday
The 1975 Sturgeon Bay girls Little League team that advanced to the Little League Tournament of Champions in Williamsport, PA — will have a 50 year reunion in Sturgeon Bay on Saturday. Jody (Zahn) Wheat was part of that team and she says the bond...
Republicans' surprise gambling tax rolls the dice on young men
Politicians don’t typically spend a lot of time talking about the needs of professional gamblers. But they are now - and their fight over a little-known provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that will hit high rollers with a new tax penalty...

Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Guthrie County in week ending July 12?
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Mark C. Christie | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Guthrie County selling...

One hurt in rural Cedar Rapids crash
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - One person had to be taken to the hospital following a crash in rural Cedar Rapids Tuesday evening. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says at 5:23 p.m., deputies were called to a report of a crash at Highway 13 and Mount...

Steve Melchior: Treasured peninsula pioneer with a sketchy past — Part 2
AUTHOR’S NOTE: By at least his early 20s, Steve Melchior had begun to fabricate a past that would take him from his native Germany and allow him to better control his path to a future of adventure. That future would one day include life as a...

After injury and rehab, Brett Hestdalen finds new stride in senior athletics
SIOUX FALLS — Age can be an unforgiving reminder of the passage of time. But for Brett Hestdalen, it’s also a lens through which he’s sharpened his resilience. In the late 2010s, Hestdalen was gearing up for the South Dakota Senior Games when he...

Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 17, 2025 Snap-on Incorporated beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $4.72, expectations were $4.61. Operator: Good day, and welcome to the Snap-on Incorporated 2025...

2025 AAC Preseason Previews: Memphis Tigers
Moving on from 2024 Memphis’ 2024 season was the second best in program history. The Tigers racked up 11 wins for the second time ever, concluded the campaign with a triumphant Frisco Bowl victory over West Virginia, and landed at No. 24 in the...

Sol Stern 1935–2025
I. On 11 July, I lost an old and dear friend, journalist Sol Stern. That loss was not just my own, it will also be felt by those who have read and learned from his writing since the 1960s. As a young radical, Sol wrote about that decade’s New Left...

Cheapest E15 gas in cities across Clayton County in week ending July 12
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Clayton County selling E15...

Flash flood dangers far from over as storms reload across U.S.
High humidity levels, summer heat and long days will combine to produce conditions favorable for drenching thunderstorms leading to additional flash flooding in the coming days in the eastern, central and southwestern United States, AccuWeather...

Pierrette “Pat” Bernadette (Drouet) Wood, 89, of Charles City
Pierrette “Pat” Bernadette (Drouet) Wood, 89, of Charles City, passed away Sunday, July 13, 2025 at Arlington Place in Grundy Center, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial for Pat Wood will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at...