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Dusty Zomer breaks near decade-long drought to win at Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 11, 2024) – Dusty Zomer won his first 410 feature event at Knoxville since 2015 in an exciting battle with Brian Brown Saturday at the Knoxville Raceway. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota driver’s eleventh career win here came aboard the Jeremiah Jordahl #3J and paid him $6,000. Aaron Reutzel recovered from a tip-over in the season opener to win the 360 feature, while Mike Mayberry won his eighth career main event in the Pro Sprints class.
Woodburn restaurant damaged in Tuesday evening fire
WOODBURN, Iowa — A restaurant in Woodburn was damaged in a fire Tuesday evening, the owners confirmed with Local 5. The Osceola Fire Department and the Woodburn Volunteer Fire Department responded to a large blaze at Bob and Sue's Woodburn Cafe Tuesday. The restaurant, located on Vine Street, has...
Albia boys qualify for state meet in six events
The Albia boys’ track team had several athletes qualify to compete at the Boys State Track Meet Thursday, May 9 in Eddyville. The state qualifying meet held at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont featured 12 school districts. The Albia boys qualified in six events, with three individual athletes and three medley teams making...
Randall and TKS Motorsports prepare for Iowa doubleheader
MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (May 13, 2024) - Rocky weekends tend to happen, especially in the world of competitive open wheel racing, and for Chase Randall and TKS Motorsports, it was a rocky Iowa weekend, highlighting all starts with a 13th-place score in a High Limit Racing visit to 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa, on Friday, May 10. Randall, a recent 360 Sprint Car winner at Knoxville Raceway, started the High Limit program in the exact same position, qualifying for the $12,000-to-win main event with a fourth-place finish during heat race competition.
Martin Blog Summer Sports Preview No. 10 (5/13): 2024 Bluegrass Conference Baseball
(KMAland) -- The Martin Blog Summer Sports Preview Series continues with a look at Bluegrass Conference baseball. The league belonged to the Moravia Mohawks last season, as they found a way to solve the Ankeny Christian riddle while going a perfect 12-0. Check out the complete standings (per Bound) below:
Dining Beyond Columbia
Discovering good eats outside the city limits. Columbia is well-known for its diverse list of high-quality dining establishments — so much so that at times it can be difficult to choose. But let’s pretend for a moment that you’ve got an itch to get out and dare to try something new — embarking on a culinary journey beyond the city limits.
How many tornadoes hit Iowa in latest round of storms?
DES MOINES, Iowa — At least three tornadoes have been confirmed in central Iowa from storms that hit late Monday night into early Tuesday morning. Video above: Iowa landowner shows damage after overnight storms in Clarke County. The first tornado touched down after 12:30 a.m. in Clarke County, crossing...
Amoss receives C1st scholarship
Community 1st Credit Union’s 2024 scholarship program has announced $50,000 will be awarded to 24 area high school seniors this summer for the 2024-2025 academic school year. C1st has a long tradition of supporting local communities and education through its scholarship program for both traditional and non-traditional students. In the last decade, C1st has awarded over $450,000 in scholarships to local student-members.
National Weather Service tracks damage from three central Iowa tornadoes Monday night
OSCEOLA, Iowa — Storms rolled across Iowa Monday night and into early Tuesday morning, spawning three tornadoes. The National Weather Service in Des Moines said the latest is in eastern Clarke County in the community of Woodburn. That tornado was an EF-0, with winds 75-80 MPH. The tornado traveled over two miles and was 80 […]
Turrill: From A Push Truck To The Hall Of Fame
An incredible journey that included time as a teenage push-truck driver and featured a pair of Knoxville Nationals victories will conclude Saturday, June 1, when Gary “Deuce” Turrill is inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Turrill, who turns 70 later this month, is a second-generation...
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