LISBON, IA (IRN) – The Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom football team wanted their first game of the season at Lisbon Friday night to be normal as possible, according to KCRG-TV. School officials wanted to focus on football – not the tragic developments earlier this week in the case of Mollie Tibbetts. Scott Tibbetts, Mollie’s younger brother, took the field Friday, with family, friends and a stadium full of fans wearing blue ribbons in honor of his sister. The quarterback threw two touchdowns and ran for another in leading his team to a 35-24 victory over Lisbon. Mollie Tibbetts funeral is today.

LAMONI, IA (IRN) – Dody Boswell, a longtime Lamoni teacher and the wife of former Congressman Leonard Boswell, died Saturday morning, eight days after her husband died.
Both were honored at a service already planned for Leonard Boswell Saturday. Dody Boswell taught elementary school for 37 years, mainly in Lamoni. The Boswells were married for nearly 63 years.

MASON CITY, IA (IRN) – A severe storm roared through northern Iowa Friday evening. The National Weather Service issued both Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings for several counties, and heavy rain and hail battered the area. KIMT-TV reports the Clear Lake Fire Department fought a house fire and a sail boat fire during the storms. In Mason City, a foot of water covered intersections.

SIOUX CITY, IA (IRN) – A Sioux City landmark may be getting a new look, according to KCAU-TV. The sculpture Sioux City, also known as “The French Fries” will be restored and repainted this year, and the public will vote to determine its color. Your choices of color? Yellow, red, or blue.