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The Iowa City mayor has declared a civil emergency and ordered a mask mandate, which goes into effect Thursday, today, at 11:59 p.m.
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More Iowans disapprove of Gov. Kim Reynolds compared with the last Iowa Poll in October.
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Iowa's Caitlin Clark has partnered with the Coralville Food Pantry to raise $60K in a month.
They hosted a meet-and-greet last week
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The University of Iowa stands alone among its Big Ten peers in requiring neither vaccinations nor masks when students return to school this fall. The Board of Regents set the policy, despite the fact that state law does allow a mask mandate on campus.
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Iowa City native Adam Zabner wins Democratic primary for Iowa House District 90.
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Whenever Kirk Ferentz finally hangs it up, LeVar Woods would instantly become an intriguing candidate to replace him,
@ChadLeistikow
writes. Here's why.
#Hawkeyes
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Mollie Tibbetts' brother had a request of the hundreds gathered for his sister's vigil: meet someone you didn't know before and make a friend out of them.
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"We have a culture right now — and certainly a president — that specializes in pitting us against each other," Buttigieg said.
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The city and county will contribute a combined $1.5 million in funds to help raise the wages of local childcare workers by $2 an hour.
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.
@AndrewYang
is in the midst of $1 million in advertising buys in Iowa, pushing the idea of giving $1,000 a month to every U.S. citizen age 18 and older into Iowans’ TVs.
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"I’m a nice kid. I’m not a troublemaker. I keep my grades up. ... I’m a 17-year-old kid just trying to play baseball."
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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg toured construction to the project which received a grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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Iowa City transit will transition to a zero-fare system through at least 2025 as part of a program aimed at increasing equity throughout the city.
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A group of Iowa City school bus drivers are asking for hazard pay for transporting children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
@JDScholten
launched his new campaign with a video narrated by Kevin Costner Monday morning and with support from national Democratic groups like
@DFAaction
and
@BoldProgressive
.
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Hundreds of University of Iowa faculty members are petitioning the Board of Regents for stricter COVID-19 protocols, saying 'morale is at an all-time low' and the school risks losing teachers and students over the issue.
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Democrat Jon Green appears to secure an overwhelming victory in special election for Johnson County Supervisor seat. The former Lone Tree mayor was endorsed by Bernie Sanders.
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Mazahir Salih (
@MazahirIowaCity
) is likely is the first Sudanese-American elected to governmental office in the U.S.
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Falo’s bad back is forcing him into early retirement, but he got some treats and pats for his last shift.
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The Iowa City school board unanimously approved a school mask mandate Tuesday.
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Bruce Teague, mayor of Iowa City, sang a chorus of Bill Withers' song "Lean on me" with protesters.
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Iowa City student Dasia Taylor's medical invention got the attention of TV talk-show host
@TheEllenShow
. The 17-year-old appears on this afternoon's broadcast and gets a special award.
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Mark Emmert, who has been covering Hawkeye sports for five years, takes on new role as editor of the Iowa City Press-Citizen and the Burlington Hawk Eye.
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You might have seen a viral video recently of marbles racing down a sandy track. Turns out, one of the "sportscasters" who offers breathless coverage of the gravity-driven sport is from right here in the Hawkeye state.
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Former Iowa congresswoman Abby Finkenauer announced Thursday she is mounting a campaign for Chuck Grassley's U.S. Senate seat in 2022.
#IApolitics
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Perhaps Iowa was the only one that thought it could deliver this stunner. That's all that mattered.
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South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg was the only one of 10 candidates who spoke at the Iowa Corn Feed to earn a standing ovation from the crowd on Sunday afternoon.
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Here's the full results from the Johnson County Dem primary. Heiden, Rettig in, Carberry out. Wahls has big lead in D37 race.
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Coralville's 5,100-seat Iowa Arena
@IARiverLanding
will host concerts, commencements, hockey and more — including serving as home court for
@IowaVolleyball
starting in 2020.
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Hawkeye basketball player Peter Jok has been charged with OWI on his moped.
http://t.co/F4FWScvJ0o
http://t.co/YkeG40lWDT
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Dan Diekema, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Iowa, tweeted a dire assessment of Iowa City's most recent numbers Monday evening: "We have a COVID-19 outbreak in Iowa City."
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"We are building a campaign to win here in Iowa City," Iowa State Director Brendan McPhillips told the Press-Citizen.
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The Press-Citizen Editorial Board is looking to the Midwest for its champion. Here’s why:
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As cases in Iowa continue to rise, board members said Tuesday that they didn't want to risk children and staff contracting the disease and spreading it around the community.
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The union representing graduate student workers at the University of Iowa staged a "die-in" on the Pentacrest on Thursday to demonstrate their concerns over COVID-19 protocols they want to see strengthened on campus.
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The Little Hawks aren’t just remembering Emma Nugent this season. They’re honoring her.
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Hit that RT for
@O_Martin3
of
@ICWestAthletics
for winning
#AllIowa
Football Player of the Year!
#iahsfb
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The former
@ICWestAthletics
star is rising up a lot of draft boards: "I’m just excited to see what happens."
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"I have a history of trying to find the biggest problems, and building organizations to try and solve them,"
@TomSteyer
said.
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"She's a giant among giants." Remembering the life of Christine Grant, the longtime Iowa women's sports administrator who died at age 85.
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"It's not heaven, it's Iowa," announcer Gus Johnson said as Hawkeye fans stormed the field.
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Congrats Austin West! The
@ICWestTrack
senior won in the 400m dash at today's state track meet.
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BREAKING: State Sen. Zach Wahls will replace Sen. Janet Petersen as Senate Democratic leader, the caucus announced Sunday.
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The Press-Citizen is breaking with tradition and history in this Midterm Election endorsement.
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Battery-operated passenger train from Iowa City to North Liberty possible as soon as 2025
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NEW IOWA POLL on U.S. Senate race:
Chuck Grassley 46%
Mike Franken 43%
Likely voters/MOE 3.9 percentage points.
#iapolitics
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UI students have revived a nearly century-old homecoming tradition: the corn monument.
http://t.co/ADtwyp6HXf
http://t.co/H8q6uycqf5
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Some of the best-sounding string basses played in America’s most prestigious orchestras were hand-crafted in an Iowa City garage.
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Mid-Prairie's Dayton Hall and Nolan Faselt celebrate Hall's game-winner to beat West Liberty in Class 2A playoffs.
http://t.co/Tw1vr8zp6A
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Three Iowa scientists who study agricultural runoff say the problem is painfully real and propagandists for the industry only make it worse.
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Press-Citizen's People to Watch: Hawkeye decathlete and Iowa City native Austin West strives for Olympic glory
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Dasia Taylor made national headlines as an Iowa City West senior for her medical invention. But it's her plans to inspire a new generation of scientists that mark her as one of the Press-Citizen's "People to Watch" in 2022.
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1st Lt. Justin Peterson sent us this great
#CyHawk
photo from overseas.
http://t.co/MKHZ9tSSPr
http://t.co/IbII0ZtQYU
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Clarissa Chun, a two-time Olympian who took Bronze in 2012, was announced as the first Iowa women's wrestling head coach. (📸:
@josephwcress
)
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Kinnick Stadium's newest tradition is one of the coolest in college football.
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Matt Degner was asked to be Iowa City’s interim superintendent amid civil unrest and COVID-19. He is one of the Press-Citizen’s People to Watch in 2021. For subscribers:
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Family-owned John's Grocery toasts to 75 years in Iowa City and looks to the future
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Cole Coffin was the "other" man involved in last June's accident that left Hawkeye football player Jack Koerner injured. But Cole's story is the remarkable one.
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Instead of being shoved in storage with other ped mall benches, this one dedicated to former West High volleyball player Caroline Found will be repainted and cared for on the West campus.
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More: ESPN said its Iowa-Ohio State broadcast earned the highest rating for any college game on cable last week.
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City High's Scott Tribbey celebrates after scoring a last second goal to break West High's 33-game win streak.
http://t.co/2EdVyq7rFO
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He's a well-known hero to most Iowans. Now, he's getting the silver screen treatment and maybe a massive premiere in the stadium named after him.
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A new queen has taken the throne — Caroline Young. 👑
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Thunberg is coming to Iowa City after addressing the U.N.'s Climate Action Summit in New York City on Monday.
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Rapid Creek Cidery will add a restaurant, special events venue and a spot for weddings inside the popular orchard
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A Coralville woman has been charged with stealing library items and hair weaves.
http://t.co/NeLCRi7t04
http://t.co/QL9AkjNqdZ
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"The loss of revenue of not having 60,000 fans coming in seven times this fall is really going to be devastating for our community to survive."
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"He was just the nicest person," said friend and coworker Cortez Barfield, who also attended City High.
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With nearly all precincts reporting, 65 percent of voters are in favor of the $191.5 million bond.
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Iowa City Regina's 56-game win streak broken by Solon. The Spartans went for 2 in OT to win by one.
http://t.co/AuAcpUYKPa
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Rural Iowans have nobody to represent them; Republicans certainly aren't doing it
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On this date in 1846, Iowa became the 29th state in the United States.
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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis got to watch wrestling with Dan Gable in Iowa City last night
http://t.co/57gj9MdAvd
http://t.co/qroF0Ws6nA
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Iowa City High held off the Trojans in its 77-71 overtime victory at West High.
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.
@ZachWahls
first gained national attention six years ago when his pro-marriage equality speech went viral.
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About 300 student athletes, parents, teachers, and coaches from City High and South East Junior High installed many of the 17,000 seatbacks needed ahead of the Hawkeyes' fast-approaching home opener.
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#BREAKING
: The walkout includes participants from at least three schools, City High, West High and South East Junior High.
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A jury has found Alexander Kozak guilty of first-degree murder in the Coral Ridge Mall shooting
#KozakTrial
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The Mount Vernon native was the first true freshman to start at OT in Ferentz’s 19 seasons as head coach.
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City High is 1 of 6 Iowa schools this year that ranked on in
@washingtonpost
's "Most Challenging High Schools" list
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"We will take them," Sen. Joni Ernst said Monday of refugees fleeing Afghanistan.
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They're back. They're all going back.
@CityHighGBB
@ReginaGirlsBB
@WestGBB
have qualified for
#iahsbkb
girls' state this week.
@Dargan_Southard
with the rundown.
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Matt Walsh's appearances at two other universities in Wisconsin and Texas last year prompted protests against the anti-trans columnist.
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West High's Kevin DeLaney has been named the 2015 Press-Citizen baseball hitter of the year.
http://t.co/odsV3Vi7BE
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Graduates waved to patients in the Stead Family Children's Hospital during the celebration at Kinnick Stadium.
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