Some of the best softball and baseball players in the state play in the Cedar Valley area. Meet these outstanding summer ...

PARKERSBURG — Peyton Grabenbauer twirled a one-hitter and the Class 2A No. 15 East Marshall softball team slammed Aplington-Parkersburg 18-0 on Wednesday night in cross-NICL action. The Mustangs (15-7 ...

The path isn’t always clear, at times. After graduating from Jefferson High School, John Castrilla wasn’t sure if he wanted to continue going to school and play basketball. Castrilla spent a summer ...

Iowa Democrats are hoping to make midterm election gains in Senate and House races in a state that has shifted sharply right ...

She is running for Iowa House District 58, which includes Chickasaw County ... A constituent holds a protest sign during a town hall at Aplington-Parkersburg High School on May 30, 2025, in ...

Trump’s immigration crackdown, his extrajudicial disappearances of students based on their beliefs, and his invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act—which asserts that the country is being invaded by ...

Senator Joni Ernst had a disgusting answer when confronted by a constituent at her town hall about Trump’s budget bill.

A crowd in a high school auditorium in Parkersburg listens as Republican Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst answers questions during a town hall May 30, 2025. The crowd had mixed reactions, with some ...

A crowd in a high school auditorium in Parkersburg listens as Republican Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst answers questions during a town hall May 30, 2025. The crowd had mixed reactions, with some ...

Your 2025 Iowa High School State Golf Individual Champions! 🏆Congratulations on a successful ... Columbus Catholic won team gold over Grundy Center by 14 shots with Aplington-Parkersburg in ...

PARKERSBURG, Iowa — A legend in high school coaching circles, former Aplington-Parkersburg head football coach Ed Thomas. A 2005 national coach of the year winner, Thomas won 2 State ...