The Gazette

04/09/2025

Going from 8 players to 11 players no big deal for BGM in season-opening football game

Enrollment numbers forced BGM High School back into 11-player football this season after five previous years of being an 8-Player program. Behind 545 combined yards rushing and passing, including seven total touchdowns, from senior quarterback Beau Burns, BGM won its opener last Friday over Columbus...

04/09/2025

Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 2 games to watch

Iowa high school football 2025: Gazette-area Week 2 games to watch. Iowa City Liberty plays at four-time defending state champion Southeast Polk in a Class 5A top-five showdown.

04/09/2025

Gazette high school football poll 2025: Who the ranked teams play in Week 2

High school football: Who the ranked teams in The Gazette's poll play in Week 2. Four top-10 matchups this week in Class 5A, including No. 1 West Des Moines Valley at No. 2 Waukee Northwest.

04/09/2025

"Come From Away" is a musical based on the events in the tiny Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Thirty-eight planes, carrying 7,000 passengers, were ordered to land unexpectedly at Gander International Airport. The characters are based on Gander residents and the stranded travelers they housed, fed and befriended.

"Come From Away" is a musical based on the events in the tiny Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Thirty-eight planes, carrying 7,000 passengers, were ordered to land unexpectedly at Gander International Airport. The characters are based on G...

04/09/2025

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04/09/2025

This recipe, inspired by Ms. Mary Peters, is made with nutmeg and will make you feel nostalgic for all things fall.

04/09/2025

After growing up in foster care, a Cedar Rapids computer repair shop owner has started a nonprofit to give youth aging out of the system another resource for success.

04/09/2025

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has granted 55 pardons since taking office, more than double her predecessor and mentor, former Gov. Terry Branstad; commuted sentences have been exceptionally rare under both governors.

04/09/2025

In hopes of meeting the state's workforce needs, Iowa State University this fall launched a new online undergraduate certificate in cybersecurity geared specifically toward currently-employed information technology workers who have a two-year associate's degree.

04/09/2025

Nursing is a lifestyle, way of living and calling. And now, nurses are being honored for it after their deaths.

04/09/2025

Here’s a look at today’s front page. Check out The Green Gazette daily digital edition for the full story at mygreengazette.com

04/09/2025

It wasn’t time yet for Coe’s Stone Cummins

Kohawks defender found his way back after injuries shut down what would have been his senior year