Throughout the years, West High School’s bathrooms have dwindled. What was once well taken care of restrooms, has now become a place where people decide to throw their trash, and not in the trash cans...
While phones can be useful for many things, in the classroom they become a distraction. A survey conducted by Pew Research Center found that 7 in 10 high school teachers say that phone usage in schools...
Go take a drive over to the nearest shopping center or nearest eating establishment, and chances are it will not look the same from when parents were their children’s age. Stores might be closed, rebranded,...
Bundle up Falcons! During this last week Iowa faced a harsh cold front, seeing some of the coldest temperatures in a while. Cold fronts are a weather phenomenon where a mass of cold air pushes under...
Every day, the world turns a little more digital. This year, the AP College Board is hopping on the bandwagon and going online. Twenty-eight of the AP tests held in May, will be taken digitally from a...
On Monday, January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States for the second time. Leading into his presidency, Trump proposed many ideas including widely expanding...
After years of planning, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) unveiled its new 12 team College Football Playoff (CFP) this year; a departure from the four team playoff that ran from 2014/2015...
“Pull!” That is what is heard right before an orange, clay pigeon is launched and hit with either a 12 or 20 gauge bird shot. Trap shooting is one of the fastest growing sports in the state of Iowa....
On Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports were granted a preliminary injunction in their antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The...
As another farming season gears up, Deere & Company, better known as John Deere, has announced an increasing amount of layoffs at their locations over the past 10 months. According to KTVO News based...
Finding the perfect study place can be imperative to your success as a student. Many people enjoy studying at home or at the library but a select few enjoy choosing different places around the school to...
Did you make a New Year’s resolution for 2025? Well, if you make it to February with your goals, you are doing better than the 43% of Americans who already dropped their new year's resolutions. ‘New...
