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Hawkeye ticket-buyers have concerns, and 4 other stories you missed
1. Concerns? Hawkeye ticket-buyers have a few: The Hawkeyes were 23rd in NCAA football attendance in 2013, and will be close to that again this year. That's not too shabby. It doesn't, however, mean Iowa shouldn't and doesn't have concerns about why it no longer averages over 70,000 fans per home game the way it did from 2004 through 2012.
2. Marion teen smells the Candle Barn profit: Pearson and Huber bought Candle Barn in February from a co-worker who was moving away. Since then, Pearson, a soon-to-be high school senior, has expanded her product line to more than 30 scents and enlisted more retailers.
3. Four dead after crash near Epworth: The four people killed Saturday afternoon in a Dubuque County crash have been identified as 14-year-old boys from Epworth, Peosta and Dyersville.
4. No. 18 - TE Jake Duzey: In recruiting, you don't know if it's going to work. You don't know if today's letter of intent will end up being tomorrow's all-Big Ten star.
5. Iowa's biggest solar farm opens in Kalona: The opening of the state's largest solar farm heralds an era of solar power growth in Iowa, state renewable energy leaders said Thursday.
No, this wasn't a Kinnick Stadium crowd. Rather, it was an Iowa fan sitting in the Kinnick stands after the Hawkeyes' 26-14 loss to Michigan State last October.
Emily Pearson, 17, of Marion, owner of Candle Barn, straightens the wick in her candles before setting them aside to dry. The wax takes two hours to fully dry.
Iowa Hawkeyes tight end Jake Duzey (87) tries to escape Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Curtis Grant (14) in the first quarter of their game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, in Columbus.
Leighton Yoder of Kalona and his son, Austin Yoder, 13, view information on the back of a solar module Thursday during the the grand opening of the solar farm in Kalona.
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