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Iowa high school football schedule Week 5: Every IHSAA game throughout the state
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It’s Week 5 of the Iowa high school football season, with another big week of games on the IHSAA on tap for Friday night.
This week features a big game between Class 5A No. 4 Waukee and No. 9 Johnston at Waukee. Des Moines Roosevelt travels to 5A No. 1 Dowling Catholic and No. 3 Ankeny Centennial goes on the road to face Des Moines East in other matchups between Des Moines-area schools.
Other big matchups happening around the state include 4A No. 9 Indianola traveling to Huxley to face Ballard, Carlisle hosting 4A No. 3 Pella and Iowa City West traveling to Ankeny to face the Hawks. Check out the full Week 5 IHSAA football schedule below.
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Iowa high school football schedule, Week 5
All games are listed in alphabetical order with the home team first
Thursday, September 26
Davenport West vs Muscatine, 7 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs Iowa City High, 7 p.m.
Des Moines North vs North Polk, 7 p.m.
Friday, September 27
ADM vs Boone, 7 p.m.
AGWSR vs South Winneshiek, 7 p.m.
Akron-Westfield vs Gehlen, 7 p.m.
Alburnett vs Hudson, 7 p.m.
Alta-Aurelia vs South O’Brien, 7 p.m.
Ames vs Valley, 7 p.m.
Anamosa vs West Liberty, 7 p.m.
Ankeny vs Iowa City West, 7 p.m.
Aplington-Parkersburg vs Denver, 7 p.m.
Atlantic vs Knoxville, 7 p.m.
Audubon vs Coon Rapids-Bayard, 7 p.m.
BGM vs Montezuma, 7 p.m.
BHRV vs Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 7 p.m.
Ballard vs Indianola, 7 p.m.
Baxter vs Colo-Nesco, 7 p.m.
Bedford vs Mormon Trail, 7 p.m.
Bellevue vs Postville, 7 p.m.
Bishop Garrigan vs Rockford, 7 p.m.
Bishop Heelan vs Sioux Center, 7 p.m.
Bondurant-Farrar vs Newton, 7 p.m.
Boyer Valley vs Sidney, 7 p.m.
Burlington vs North Scott, 7:30 p.m.
CAM vs Exira-EHK, 7 p.m.
Calamus-Wheatland vs Central City, 7 p.m.
Carlisle vs Pella, 7:30 p.m.
Center Point-Urbana vs Wahlert, 7:30 p.m.
Central Lee vs Albia, 7:30 p.m.
Central Lyon vs Cherokee, 6 p.m.
Central Springs vs Dike-New Hartford, 7 p.m.
Chariton vs Centerville, 7 p.m.
Charles City vs Algona, 7 p.m.
Clarinda vs I-35, 7 p.m.
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows vs Estherville-Lincoln Central, 7 p.m.
Clarke vs Van Meter, 7 p.m.
Clarksville vs Turkey Valley, 7 p.m.
Clear Lake vs Webster City, 7 p.m.
Colfax-Mingo vs Cardinal, 7 p.m.
Collins-Maxwell vs Glidden-Ralston, 7 p.m.
Columbus vs Highland, 7 p.m.
Crestwood vs Waukon, 7:30 p.m.
D.M. East vs Centennial, 7 p.m.
Dallas Center-Grimes vs Jefferson, 7 p.m.
Danville vs Wapello, 7 p.m.
Davenport Central vs Davenport North, 7:15 p.m.
Denison-Schleswig vs Fort Dodge, 7 p.m.
Des Moines Christian vs Saydel, 7 p.m.
Don Bosco vs West Central, 7 p.m.
Dowling vs Roosevelt, 7:30 p.m.
Dunkerton vs Meskwaki Settlement, 7 p.m.
Eagle Grove vs Manson-Northwest Webster, 7 p.m.
Earlham vs Madrid, 7 p.m.
East Marshall vs South Hardin, 7 p.m.
Easton Valley vs WACO, 7 p.m.
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont vs Pella Christian, 7 p.m.
Edgewood-Colesburg vs Lone Tree, 7 p.m.
Emmetsburg vs Sioux Central, 7 p.m.
English Valleys vs Winfield-Mt Union, 7 p.m.
Fairfield vs Benton, 7 p.m.
Forest City vs Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, 7 p.m.
Fort Madison vs Assumption, 7:30 p.m.
Fremont-Mills vs East Mills, 7 p.m.
Glenwood vs Lewis Central, 7 p.m.
Grand View Christian vs West Central Valley, 7 p.m.
Grundy Center vs Waterloo Columbus, 7:30 p.m.
Hampton-Dumont vs Humboldt, 7 p.m.
Harlan vs Creston, 7 p.m.
Harris-Lake Park vs West Bend-Mallard, 7 p.m.
Hempstead vs Bettendorf, 7:15 p.m.
Hinton vs Lawton-Bronson, 7 p.m.
Hoover vs Gilbert, 7:30 p.m.
Independence vs Central DeWitt, 7:30 p.m.
Iowa Falls-Alden vs Vinton-Shellsburg, 7:30 p.m.
Janesville vs Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 7 p.m.
Jefferson vs Washington, 7:15 p.m.
Kingsley-Pierson vs HMS, 6 p.m.
Kuemper vs Greene County, 7 p.m.
Lake Mills vs North Union, 7 p.m.
Lamoni vs Melcher-Dallas, 7 p.m.
Le Mars vs Spencer, 7 p.m.
Lenox vs East Union, 7 p.m.
Liberty vs Prairie, 7:15 p.m.
Lincoln vs Lincoln, 7 p.m.
Linn-Mar vs Cedar Falls, 7 p.m.
Lisbon vs Pekin, 7 p.m.
Lynnville-Sully vs Wayne, 7 p.m.
MMCRU vs Sibley-Ocheyedan, 7 p.m.
MOC-Floyd Valley vs Carroll, 7 p.m.
Maquoketa Valley vs Clayton Ridge, 7 p.m.
Maquoketa vs West Delaware, 7:30 p.m.
Marion vs Waterloo East, 7:15 p.m.
Marshalltown vs Ottumwa, 7:30 p.m.
Martensdale-St Marys vs Central Decatur, 7 p.m.
Mason City vs Decorah, 7:30 p.m.
Mediapolis vs West Burlington, 7:30 p.m.
Mid-Prairie vs Davis County, 7:30 p.m.
Mt Ayr vs North Mahaska, 7 p.m.
Mt Vernon vs Mt Pleasant, 7:15 p.m.
Nevada vs Perry, 7:30 p.m.
New Hampton vs Oelwein, 7 p.m.
New London vs HLV, 7 p.m.
Newman vs Belmond-Klemme, 7 p.m.
Nodaway Valley vs South Hamilton, 7 p.m.
North Butler vs BCLUW, 7 p.m.
North Fayette Valley vs Osage, 7:30 p.m.
North Iowa vs Northwood-Kensett, 7 p.m.
North Linn vs East Buchanan, 7:30 p.m.
North Tama vs Wapsie Valley, 7 p.m.
Northeast vs Monticello, 7:30 p.m.
OABCIG vs Ridge View, 7 p.m.
Ogden vs Woodward-Granger, 7 p.m.
Okoboji vs Spirit Lake, 7 p.m.
Oskaloosa vs Clear Creek-Amana, 7:30 p.m.
PCM vs Union, 7:30 p.m.
Panorama vs Southwest Valley, 7 p.m.
Pleasant Valley vs Dubuque, 7:15 p.m.
Pocahontas vs East Sac County, 7 p.m.
Red Oak vs Missouri Valley, 7 p.m.
Regina vs Cascade, 7 p.m.
Riceville vs Kee, 7 p.m.
Riverside vs AC/GC, 7 p.m.
Roland-Story vs Southeast Valley, 7 p.m.
S.C North vs Urbandale, 7 p.m.
Sheldon vs Unity Christian, 7 p.m.
Shenandoah vs Underwood, 7 p.m.
Sigourney-Keota vs Pleasantville, 7 p.m.
Solon vs Grinnell, 7:30 p.m.
South Central Calhoun vs IKM-Manning, 7 p.m.
South Tama County vs Williamsburg, 7:30 p.m.
Southeast Polk vs S.C. East, 7 p.m.
Southeast Warren vs Murray, 7 p.m.
Springville vs Midland, 7 p.m.
St Ansgar vs Nashua-Plainfield, 7 p.m.
St Edmond vs GTRA, 7 p.m.
St Mary’s vs Newell-Fonda, 7 p.m.
Stanton-Essex vs Griswold, 7 p.m.
Starmont vs North Cedar, 7 p.m.
Storm Lake vs S.C. West, 7 p.m.
Sumner-Fredericksburg vs MFL MarMac, 7 p.m.
Tipton vs Camanche, 7 p.m.
Treynor vs AHSTW, 7 p.m.
Tri-Center vs Logan-Magnolia, 7 p.m.
Tri-County vs Iowa Valley, 7 p.m.
Tripoli vs GMG, 7 p.m.
Twin Cedars vs Moravia, 7 p.m.
Van Buren County vs Louisa-Muscatine, 7 p.m.
Washington vs Keokuk, 7:30 p.m.
Waterloo Christian vs Central Elkader, 7 p.m.
Waterloo West vs Waukee Northwest, 7:30 p.m.
Waukee vs Johnston, 7 p.m.
Waverly-Shell Rock vs Western Dubuque, 7:30 p.m.
West Branch vs Beckman, 7 p.m.
West Hancock vs West Fork, 7 p.m.
West Harrison vs Siouxland Christian, 7 p.m.
West Harrison/Whiting Co-op vs Siouxland Christian, 6 p.m.
West Lyon vs Western Christian, 7 p.m.
West Marshall vs Jesup, 7:30 p.m.
West Monona vs Westwood, 7 p.m.
West Sioux vs MVAOCOU, 7 p.m.
Wilton vs Durant, 7 p.m.
Winterset vs Norwalk, 7 p.m.
Woodbine vs Ar-We-Va, 7 p.m.
Woodbury Central vs St Albert, 7 p.m.
Xavier vs Clinton, 7:30 p.m.
Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandleman
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Following a years-long legal saga, the Iowa Supreme Court recently upheld a decision to evict Short’s Burger and Shine from its South Clinton Street building.
The May 22 decision, delivered by Chief Justice Susan Christensen, agreed with the Johnson County District Court’s decision to evict the downtown burger restaurant after finding that it did not notify the building’s owner — a trust operated by Midwest One Bank — of its intent to extend the lease.
The decision concludes one part of the Short’s legal saga. The now-closed restaurant is also in litigation for a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit Short’s owner, Kevin Perez filed in 2024 against Midwest One Bank, the trust of late building owner Haywood Belle, Belle’s widow, a bank employee, and the City of Iowa City
Iowa City’s Short’s Burgers and Shine closed in 2024
Short’s closed in early 2024 after the court determined Perez hadn’t renewed the business’s lease on time.
Short’s opened at 18 S. Clinton Street in 2008 with the goal of honoring the legacy and story of former building owner H.D. Short, who shined shoes for 50 years, beginning in 1920. The original ownership group included Perez, Dan Ouverson, and former Hawkeye and NFL player Nate Kaeding, who now runs the Gold Cap Hospitality ownership group.
Eviction proceedings started when Short’s temporarily closed in April 2022 “to fix poor building conditions” without notifying Midwest One Bank, the executor of Belle’s trust.
The closure breached a part of the lease agreement that said the restaurant would default on its lease if it “failed to engage” in normal business for more than 15 consecutive business days, the court found. The renovations also violated a provision that forbade structural changes or improvements without prior written approval.
Midwest One Bank sent notice on May 10, 2022, that Short’s would default on its lease if it did not reopen for regular business and cease renovations within 10 days, according to court documents. Shorts responded, claiming it could not reopen for business until renovations were complete because the gas could not be turned back on until repairs were finished.
Midwest One Bank “terminated” the lease and started eviction proceedings in May 2022. Shorts was allowed to continue operating and occupying the building while the case was litigated.
Midwest One Bank filed two eviction claims and delivered notice that Short’s needed to vacate the building by the end of the lease on April 30. Short’s did not vacate, and Midwest One Bank pursued a third eviction claim, accusing the owners of failing to provide notice of renewal.
Short’s argued that because they continued renovations, disputed eviction, and secured insurance, it was evidence of their intent to renew.
The restaurant owners also argued that pending eviction proceedings prevented them from renewal. The court argued that Short’s simply did not declare intent to renew for “whatever reason.”
“Mere forgetfulness does not entitle a party to equitable relief,” the decision reads.
Liam Halawith covers Johnson County local government and public safety for the Press-Citizen. Reach him by email at lhalawith@registermedia.com. Follow him on X at @liam_halawith.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) – An Iowa nursing home worker fired after being accused of repeatedly neglecting residents’ needs is entitled to unemployment benefits, a judge has ruled.
State records indicate certified nurse aide Abigail Kromah worked for Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center in West Des Moines from May 2024 through December 2025, when she was fired. She subsequently applied for unemployment benefits, which led to a recent hearing before an administrative law judge.
The hearing records indicate Kromah testified that when she was fired on Dec. 19, 2025, the employer informed her that the discharge was due to “numerous resident complaints” regarding the care she had been providing.
According to the judge’s findings in the case, Kromah had received multiple disciplinary warnings related to resident care. In August 2024, she allegedly received verbal and written warnings for failing to answer residents’ call-lights in a timely manner, failing to properly assist residents with their personal care, and for complaining about the residents in common areas of the workplace.
Her employer testified Kromah was also given warnings for refusing work instructions from the nursing staff, and for telling a resident who needed to be toileted to go the bathroom in their briefs.
In August 2025, it was alleged that Kromah failed to check on a resident throughout the entire night. During that shift, a nurse had neglected to unclamp a feeding tube, which caused the tube to leak. When another nurse checked on the resident at 5 a.m., the resident was “drenched in feeding solution from head to toe,” according to the judge’s findings.
‘I can’t live this way… She’s horrible.’
Days later, the home alleged, a resident of the facility entered the hallway in his wheelchair at about 6 a.m., loudly complaining, “I can’t do this anymore,” and, “I can’t live this way.” The man allegedly refused to go back to his room, explaining that Kromah was there and “she’s horrible.”
The man reportedly stated had had switched on his call-light to have his urinal emptied, but Kromah never came to assist him, which meant the urinal overflowed and spilled on him. When Kromah eventually came to the room, the man allegedly said, she changed him into dry clothing but did not clean him.
The home alleged Kromah was given additional warnings in October 2025 for reportedly failing to answer residents’ call lights and failing to complete her rounds every two hours. One resident of the home had allegedly became so frustrated by the lack of response to his call-light that he contacted the police on one occasion, according to the judge’s findings.
State inspection reports indicate Pine Acres Rehabilitation and Care Center was cited for insufficient staff in January 2026, with one resident complaining the issue with call-lights had been a longstanding problem. According to the inspectors, the man said that on one occasion, he couldn’t get help to clear his airway and was afraid he was going to die unless he managed to clear it himself, which he did.
In ruling that Kromah was entitled to jobless benefits, Administrative Law Judge Michael Lunn noted that while she had clearly been warned about deficiencies in resident care, she appeared to have been fired for a separate issue — attendance — for which she had received no such warnings.
A discharge for misconduct cannot be based on past acts such as the resident-care issues, Lunn ruled, but must instead be based on a current act. With no current act of disqualifying misconduct, Lunn stated, Kromah was entitled to collect unemployment benefits.
Iowa Capital Dispatch was unable to locate Kromah to seek comment for this article.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – With some schools already on summer break, programs are helping make sure Iowa kids don’t go hungry.
The state’s Seamless Summer Option program provides free meals to children and teens 18 and younger during summer break.
Those meals are served at schools, parks and community centers. Children are served on first come, first served basis.
You can find a full list of those on the USDA’s Summer Meal Finder.
This year, the state has returned to the federal SUN Bucks program.
Eligible families can get up to $120 per child. That is then divided up to $40 a month to help pay for healthy food purchases.
The Des Moines Area Religious Council told KCRG after the state announced its return to the program that area businesses, as well as those in need, would benefit.
“Those dollars are going to go back into local grocery stores. It’s an investment in our community. When we look at feeding programs like SNAP, we know that it has that multiplier effect every time a dollar is spent, you’re getting more out of it,” said Blake Wiladsen, the council’s communication manager.
The state will regulate the program similarly to the state’s SNAP program. Things like candy, soda, vitamins, minerals, pre-made foods, and juice made with less than 50% fruit or vegetables cannot be purchased with Iowa SUN Bucks.
Copyright 2026 KCRG. All rights reserved.
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