DES MOINES — Cora Widel could feel it. With five seconds left in the third quarter of the Class 3A title game at the IGHSAU state basketball tournament, Widel, a 6-foot-1 Maquoketa senior, caught the ...

Maquoketa Cora Widel (44) shoots the ball over around Mount Vernon guard Alivia Truitt (3) during the second quarter in the 3A girls high school state basketball championship game on March 6, 2026, at ...

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The Maquoketa Cardinals take on the Mount Vernon Mustangs for the 3A title. Iowa PBS presents the 2026 IGHSAU Girls State Basketball Championships live from the Casey's Center in Des Moines. The ...

Brytta and Judy Fitzgibbons joined us to share the story behind Tricky Pickle Carrot Cake, a whimsical children's book that's been years in the making. THe book promotes inclusion, acceptance and ...

The road to Des Moines is becoming a familiar one for Maquoketa girls basketball. For the second straight season, the ...

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Des Moines Christian's dreams of a state title were stopped short in the Class 3A Iowa high school girls state basketball semifinals, falling 61-54 to Maquoketa on Thursday, March 5. The Lions led by ...

Karen L. Schoenthaler, 87, of Venice, FL, died peacefully on February 25, 2026. Born in Maquoketa, Iowa, Karen later resided in Bettendorf, Iowa, before moving to Venice in 2006 with her husband, ...