Whenever Iowa softball head coach Renee Gillispie called upon Nia Carter, she had an answer. In her first collegiate at-bat as a freshman, Carter lifted the Hawkeyes over the East Carolina Pirates, 6-5, with a pinch-hit walk-off single at the 2020 Kickin’ Chicken Classic. Since then, Carter proved herself as more than just a one-hit.
The Daily Iowan Documentary Workshop’s feature film, Lost In The In-between: Graduating Into 2020, premiered at the Chauncey at FilmScene in Iowa City on Thursday. The film follows five Iowa graduates as they find their place in the world after graduating into a global pandemic in 2020. The film was directed by Jenna Galligan, Ryan Adams,.
The Iowa City Downtown District launched a new rewards program for shoppers to use. The rewards program was created to incentivize customers to shop at small businesses. They are rewarded with every purchase at the businesses that are participating in the program. Formerly known as SimPerks, the program, now named Local Rewards, is being rebranded.
Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson held a meet and greet with Iowa voters at the Miller Learning Center in Iowa City on Monday. Hutchinson is running for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. At the event, he spoke about his platform going into election season and his bid for a moderate Republican Party. More candidates are.
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with the Johnson County Republicans on Monday for his first day of meet-and-greets in eastern Iowa this week. More than 30 Johnson County Republicans joined Hutchinson to ask him about his platform less than a week after he announced his candidacy. Hutchinson will visit with the Linn County Republicans.