From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
Today is the first day of classes for students in Iowa public and private schools. The Sigourney Community School District is delaying the first day of school for all grades until Monday. The district said the boiler room in the elementary school has a couple of non-fire related code needs. That work is expected to be completed by the end of today.
For the first time in 26 years, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz will miss a game. He’s been suspended from the opener against Illinois State on Aug. 31 after a recruiting violation from 2022. Ferentz and University of Iowa Athletic Director Beth Goetz recommended a self imposed suspension for the head coach, along with wide receivers coach Jon Budmyer. The recruiting violation involved contact with a player before he entered the transfer portal. Goetz and Ferentz did not reveal who that athlete is. However, The Athletic first reported that player is quarterback Cade McNamara.
About two months after taking the job, the CEO of Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton admitted to embezzling more than $3 million from his previous company. Court documents show Euan MacGregor now faces up to 20 years in prison. Court documents also show MacGregor–who then went by the name David Bean–stole $3.2 million from his former employer in California. Prosecutors say he created shell companies, then hired those companies for jobs they never performed. The fraud took place from 2014 to 2020. MacGregor’s sentencing is set for Jan. 28.
The Iowa Department of Education announced a new digital tutor to help elementary students with reading. Five eastern Iowa schools that received a summer reading grant earlier this year will be the first to get the new program. Soon, it will be available to all elementary schools in the state through summer 2025. It’s a digital program that uses voice recognition for real time coaching to boost reading skills. The state says this a $3 million investment at no cost to the schools or to students.
