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07/30/2026

UNI men's basketball assistant coach Marc Sonnen joined The Drive to tell us about the Panthers' summer workouts, rebuilt staff, and roster.

07/30/2026

Flash Flood Risk for Mason City, North Iowa Tonight Into Friday

MASON CITY — A slow-moving storm system tracking across Iowa tonight into Friday could bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to North Iowa, raising the risk of flash flooding in Mason City and surrounding communities, according to the National Weather Service office in Des Moines. The National Weather Servi...

07/30/2026

Cedar Falls Officials To Hold Open House on Reimagined Lookout Park Survey -

The City of Cedar Falls will be holding an open house at Lookout Park next month to share feedback on a reimagined Lookout Park, complete with a redesign and updates to the park. Officials say the feedback is based on a public survey in June that netted nearly 500 responses. The

07/29/2026

Iowa State football coach Jimmy Rogers previews preseason camp, 2026 season -

First-year Iowa State head football coach Jimmy Rogers joined The Drive to preview the Cyclones' upcoming preseason camp and 2026 regular season. *Listen to 2026 Iowa State football on The Fan at 1650 AM, 102.3 FM, the 1650 The Fan App, 1650TheFan.com Stream, or, by telling a Smart Speaker to

07/29/2026

Cedar Falls native Owen Sawyer wins 124th Iowa Amateur Golf Championship

The third and final round of the 124th Iowa Amateur Golf Championship wrapped up earlier this afternoon at Beaver Hills Country Club in Cedar Falls and former Cedar Falls Tiger standout Owen Sawyer finished 1st at 16-under par, 7 strokes better than 2nd-place finisher Nate McCoy of Ankeny. Sawyer en...

07/29/2026

Area Players Named to the IGCA All-State Softball Teams -

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association has released its 2026 All-State Softball teams. In 5A, named to the First Team was Waterloo West’s Frannie Dahl. Cedar Falls Lexi Trueg is on the Second Team And Waterloo West’s Addy Schoepske was named to the Third Team. Harper Morrison of Waverly-Shell Rock w...

07/29/2026

Cedar Falls natives lead the Iowa Amateur Golf Championship -

The Second Round of the 124th Iowa Amateur Golf Championship took place yesterday at Beaver Hills in Cedar Falls. A pair of former Cedar Falls standouts are on top of the leaderboard. Owen Sawyer is 8-under after two rounds and holds a one shot lead. Max Tjoa is just one stroke back

07/29/2026

Local and State Gas Prices Slip A Bit -

Average gas prices have dropped 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week in Iowa. According to GasBuddy's latest Iowa stations survey, prices are averaging $3.77/gallon. Prices in Iowa are 29 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and are 83 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

07/28/2026

Cedar Falls' Owen Sawyer the Leader After First Round of the Iowa Amateur Golf Championships -

The 124th Iowa Amateur Golf Championships got underway yesterday at Beaver Hills in Cedar Falls. The event will go through Wednesday. Former Cedar Falls standout Owen Sawyer is the leader after the First Round with a 66. He has a one-shot lead heading into today’s Second Round. Sawyer just finishe...

07/28/2026

Several Area Softball Players Earn All-District Honors -

The 2026 All-District Softball Teams have been released. Several area players were recognized. In 5A, named to the East District were Cedar Falls Lexi Trueg and Waterloo West’s Frannie Dehl and Addy Schoepske. Named to the 4A Northeast District was Waverly-Shell Rock’s Harper Morrison Several ar...