Day: October 29, 2025

Hawkeye Automotive Program to Align with Industry-Driven Certification Model

The Advanced Vehicle Technology Education and Credentialing Coalition, known as AVTECC, has selected Hawkeye Community College as a Program Accreditation Pilot institution. The nonprofit is working to transform workforce education and credentialing in the transportation sector. Hawkeye

Two Write-In Campaigns Shake Up Hampton City Election

Voters in Hampton will have more options when they head to the polls for the city/school elections. Last week, Lisa Hill announced a write-in campaign for the City Council At-Large seat, a seat that is currently held

Grassley Leads Hearing on Farm Input Costs; Latham Cites Rising Seed Royalties

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is continuing his effort to bring more transparency to rising farm input costs through his bipartisan Fertilizer Research Act. Grassley, a lifelong farmer from Butler County and chairman of the Senate

14 reported dead in U.S. strike of four suspected drug-running boats in eastern Pacific

The U.S. military carried out another series of strikes on four vessels in the eastern Pacific on Monday — killing 14 people and leaving a single survivor — as part of the administration’s broader campaign against groups

Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs amid AI shift

Amazon announced Tuesday that it plans to cut roughly 14,000 positions from its corporate and technology workforce as part of a broad effort to simplify its structure, reduce bureaucracy, and redirect resources toward its most important priorities,

Falcon Volleyball to take on undefeated Riverside in regional final Wednesday

The #9 (2A) Aplington-Parkersburg volleyball team is one win away from a third consecutive state tournament appearance. They’ll take on undefeated #7 (2A) Riverside in Wednesday’s 2A Region 7 Final at Waukee Northwest on 104.9 KLMJ and

#2 (2A) Dike-New Hartford Volleyball a Win Away From State Takes on #15 (2A) Treynor

The #2 (2A) Dike-New Hartford volleyball team will look to hunt down their sixth straight state tournament appearance when they take on #15 (2A) Treynor in the Class 2A Region 2 Final on Wednesday. The match will

Grundy Center taking on Woodward-Granger in regional final Wednesday

The #4 (2A) Grundy Center volleyball team will look to advance to its second state tournament appearance in three years when it takes on #14 (2A) Woodward-Granger in the 2A Region 4 Final Wednesday at Roland-Story. The

Hampton-Dumont-CAL’s playoff win was 10 years in the making

When the Hampton-Dumont-CAL football team defeated Woodward-Granger in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs, it accomplished a feat that hadn’t happened in a decade. It was the team’s first playoff win since 2015. That year,

World Series Game 4: Blue Jays even series with 6-2 win over Dodgers

The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday with a 6-2 win, to even the series at 2-2. Shohei Ohtani made his World Series pitching debut for