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Slocum 50 Headlines Big Week For Lucas Oil MLRA Drivers
Wheatland, Missouri – A short week awaits the drivers and race teams of the Lucas Oil MLRA, as the series makes a quick turn-around and heads north for three nights of racing in the Hawkeye state starting this Thursday April, 18. The series is coming off a successful opening weekend at the Lucas Oil Speedway which saw Jonathan Davenport topping the field of 44 entries both nights.
Ryan Johnson Memorial 5K honors West Branch runner who died in 2008 track race
Roy Johnson talks about the Ryan Johnson Memorial Run, which is held each year to honor the memory of Ryan Johnson, a West Branch High School athlete who tragically passed away after running a leg of a four×800 relay during a West Branch track meet in 2008. The race...
John’s Great Outdoors: The Puetz siblings trudge through mud to save catfish
MARTELLE, Iowa (KCRG) - With ponds drying up in Martelle this past summer, Karly Jo Puetz was determined to save some catfish from her grandparents’ drought-stricken pond. She and her brothers, Jack and John, needed to get a little dirty. “I remember my first two got away and I...
Newspapers in rural areas are folding, leaving vast news deserts. But there are bright spots
First Street in downtown Mount Vernon, Iowa, has the quintessential “Main Street” feel. It’s got a café , bank – and the local newspaper office. The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun is nestled among the two-story red, brick buildings, the words “Sun” and “Newspaper” painted in fancy lettering on its windows.
Isaac Sorensen, Mia Duckett earn Press-Citizen's Athlete of the Week honors
Clear Creek Amana track star Isaac Sorensen and Solon girls track star Mia Duckett were voted by readers as the Iowa City Press-Citizen's Athlete of the Week for April 8-15. Sorensen won boys Athlete of the Week with 34% of the vote. Solon boys soccer player Ryan Locke placed second with 27% of...
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