Within the crowded basement home art studio of April and Jim Kelly, this artistic Iowa City couple has crafted beautiful stained-glass wings for a six-foot fiberglass statue of Herky the Hawk.

Herky the Hawk takes on his next big challenge this week as he fights to be inducted into the Mascot Hall of Fame, alongside mascots from around the country. “The Mascot Hall of Fame recognizes the ...

Until 2010, it featured a running back performing a stiff arm and likeness of both Cy the Cardinal and Herky the Hawk, the school’s mascots. However, during the Iowa State Fair in 2011 ...