The Gazette
@thegazette.com
The Gazette, Eastern Iowa's leading newspaper, has a total integrated audience of 222,700 people daily. Digital editions are published daily and are printed on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Comedian Dane Cook brings stand-up to Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Comedian Dane Cook brings stand-up to Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Cook will perform at the casino in Riverside on Friday, Feb. 13.
www.thegazette.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Comedian Dane Cook brings stand-up to Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Statehouse assault on public schools continues in Iowa
Opinion: Statehouse assault on public schools continues in Iowa
Iowa Lawmakers applaud during Gov. Kim Reynolds' Condition of the State address on Jan. 13, 2026, at the Iowa State …
www.thegazette.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Statehouse assault on public schools continues in Iowa
Chasing a moving target
Opinion: Chasing a moving target
We need to teach new generations that appearance isn't health
www.thegazette.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Chasing a moving target
Another career-high scoring output from Bennett Stirtz as Iowa brushes past Northwestern
Bennett Stirtz goes off for career-high 36 points as Iowa men's basketball brushes past Northwestern
Bennett Stirtz had 32 points last Sunday in a win at Oregon to establish a new career high for points. That career high lasted exactly a week, as the star Iowa Hawkeyes guard had 36 points Sunday in his team's win over Northwestern.
www.thegazette.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Another career-high scoring output from Bennett Stirtz as Iowa brushes past Northwestern
Iowa men’s wrestling dominates Michigan State, 40-6
Iowa stockpiles bonus points in lopsided win over Michigan State
Eighth-ranked Iowa won nine matches with six technical falls and a major decision in a 40-6 rout over Michigan State on Friday at East Lansing, Mich.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Iowa men’s wrestling dominates Michigan State, 40-6
Ella Schmit shines in Iowa women’s wrestling For Her Duals title
Ella Schmit bumps to 160-pounds to help secure inaugural For Her Duals title
The Iowa-native wrestled in her typical weight class in the Grand Valley Open Saturday, before choosing to move up and fill in at 160 in Iowa women's wrestling's first For Her Duals title.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Ella Schmit shines in Iowa women’s wrestling For Her Duals title
ICE protesters tread a fine moral line
Opinion: ICE protesters tread a fine moral line
Cedar Rapids Washington High School students gather to protest against ICE at the corner of Forest Dr. SE and Cottage …
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
ICE protesters tread a fine moral line
Iowa State cancels remainder of gymnastics season
Iowa State cancels remainder of gymnastics season
The Iowa State University Athletics Department has canceled the remainder of the gymnastics season, school officials announced today.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Iowa State cancels remainder of gymnastics season
Novice farmers face big challenges making it in agriculture
Novice farmers face big challenges making it in agriculture
Finding land is harder than ever. Costs keep rising. Weather is less predictable. For young Iowans trying to start farming, the barriers are mounting — and many are being shut out entirely.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Novice farmers face big challenges making it in agriculture
This Marion small business employee has been making chocolate for 20 years
This Marion small business employee has been making chocolate for 20 years
Meet Kathie Schlotterback, one of the people behind The Marion Chocolate Shop's beloved treats.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
This Marion small business employee has been making chocolate for 20 years
Gazette-area individuals and relays ranked for state swimming
Gazette-area individuals and relays ranked for state swimming
Boys state swimming will take place Friday and Saturday (Feb. 13-14) at the University of Iowa's Campus Recreation & Wellness Center
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Gazette-area individuals and relays ranked for state swimming
Don Bosco claims Class 1A wrestling state duals title
Don Bosco claims Class 1A wrestling state duals title
The victory gave Don Bosco (21-3) its state-best 16th championship at State Duals. No other school in Iowa has even reached double digits. The Dons have now won the 1A crown six years in a row and eight of the last nine.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Don Bosco claims Class 1A wrestling state duals title
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont tops Decorah for Class 2A State Duals boys wrestling title
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont tops Decorah for 2A State Duals crown
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont reached its first State Duals final since 2013. The Rockets won a hard-fought battle against No. 1 Decorah, 37-33, for the Class 2A title Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont tops Decorah for Class 2A State Duals boys wrestling title
Iowa basketball’s Cooper Koch turned around his offense last week on the West Coast
In a season of some ups and downs, Iowa basketball's Cooper Koch appears to be on an up
Iowa red-shirt freshman forward Cooper Koch had been slumping offensively but turned it around on the Hawkeyes' men's basketball team's trip last week to the West Coast.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Iowa basketball’s Cooper Koch turned around his offense last week on the West Coast
Here’s how some Johnson County residents spent $1,400 pandemic assistance payments
Here's how some Johnson County residents spent their $1,400 direct assistance pandemic payments
Four years ago, Johnson County local government entities came together to fund more than 2,400 one-time checks to low-income residents who'd been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A UI study examined how those payments were used.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Here’s how some Johnson County residents spent $1,400 pandemic assistance payments
Here’s how Cedar Rapids’ Wilson Middle School is turning the tide of student behavior
Here's how Wilson Middle School is turning the tide of student behavior
The school has seen a decrease in office referrals and an improvement in morale after adding staff supports and focusing on relationship building.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Here’s how Cedar Rapids’ Wilson Middle School is turning the tide of student behavior
Iowa public schools cut staff, programs as enrollment falls and state funding fails to keep up with inflation
Iowa schools cut staff, programs as enrollment falls and anticipated state funding
Iowa school districts are cutting staff, programs and closing buildings — and pursuing inventive education models in an effort to compete for students — amid yearslong declining enrollment and consequent funding losses.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Iowa public schools cut staff, programs as enrollment falls and state funding fails to keep up with inflation
Health costs are fueling voter stress and powering Democratic campaigns
Health costs are fueling voter stress and powering Democratic campaigns
Rather than focus on immigration crackdowns and tariffs, some Democratic candidates see health care costs as the issue that will help their party regain control of Congress in November.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Health costs are fueling voter stress and powering Democratic campaigns
In Iowa, many rivers and lakes improve briefly, then fall back into impairment
In Iowa, many rivers and lakes improve briefly, then fall back into impairment
An analysis by Investigate Midwest, based on the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' biennial impaired and delisted waters lists, shows that progress in removing river segments from the impaired waters list has been limited over the past eight years.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:16 PM
In Iowa, many rivers and lakes improve briefly, then fall back into impairment
Business Notes for Feb. 8, 2026
Business Notes for Feb. 8, 2026
The Gazette's Business Notes is a compendium of the week's promotions, new hires, certifications, added business lines and business events, among other items, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the rest of the Corridor.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Business Notes for Feb. 8, 2026
Iowa State wins fifth straight at Utah 79-72
Iowa State wins fifth straight at Utah 79-72
owa State took the lead for good at the end of the first quarter and had four in double figures led by Audi Crooks with 26.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Iowa State wins fifth straight at Utah 79-72
Decorah returns to State Duals, advances to Class 2A state final
Decorah returns to State Duals finals for the first time in 30 years
Decorah hadn't wrestled in the State Duals since the second of back-to-back runner-up finishes in1996. The Vikings picked up where they left off, returning to the Class 2A finals Saturday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Decorah returns to State Duals, advances to Class 2A state final
Jesup reaches finals in Class 1A State Duals
Jesup reaches finals in Class 1A State Wrestling Duals
For the Jesup wrestling program and its robust group of seniors, four years of immense toil and diligent effort have produced the ultimate opportunity.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Jesup reaches finals in Class 1A State Duals
Parker Macho powers Linn-Mar to district swim title
Parker Macho powers Linn-Mar to district swim title
Saturday's boys district swim meet at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center featured two of the state's best in Linn-Mar's Parker Macho and Cedar Rapids Washington's Andrew Seifert.
www.thegazette.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Parker Macho powers Linn-Mar to district swim title
Tamin Lipsey "lays it on the line" again in No. 7 Iowa State's win over Baylor
No. 7 Iowa State basketball edges Baylor in 72-69 win
Milan Momcilovic led the Cyclones with 21 points despite going just 2-for-6 from 3-point range, Joshua Jefferson added 15 points and Lipsey chipped in 14 to go with his nine boards.
www.thegazette.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Tamin Lipsey "lays it on the line" again in No. 7 Iowa State's win over Baylor