by Sean Dengler | Sep 30, 2024 | SPORTS
While Iowa hockey doesn’t get the same recognition as its northern neighbor, the Hawkeye State’s connections to the game are deep. Iowa is also home to a number of professional and semi-pro teams, from the Iowa Wild in the AHL, five different squads in the USHL, and...
by Dorothy Scott | Sep 29, 2024 | THINGS TO DO
Iowa is one of many states that have replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and there are many ways to recognize the holiday in 2024. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is honored on the second Monday of October every year. This year, that’s October 14. The...
by Good Info News Wire | Sep 28, 2024 | LOCAL NEWS
Three University of Iowa graduates and two faculty members made the prestigious National Book Award longlist. The University of Iowa, known for its writing program, has emerged as a powerhouse in this year’s National Book Award competition. Five authors with...
by Good Info News Wire | Sep 27, 2024 | LOCAL NEWS
The University of Iowa has renamed For The Kids Way to Hawkeye Wave Way, honoring a heartfelt tradition involving a children’s hospital and football games. The University of Iowa announced Monday that For The Kids Way, an east-west road on the university’s...
by Nikoel Hytrek | Sep 26, 2024 | LOCAL CULTURE
Celebrate some uniquely Iowa folklore at the Van Meter Visitor Festival. Imagine it’s September 1903, and you live in a small town that’s been terrorized—for five days—by a nine-foot-tall creature that looks like a bat but has a horn which emits light. Trapping it...
