The Knoxville Cancer Relay will be held Thursday, October 19th and run through Friday, October 20th.

The event begins with a kick-off party at 6 p.m. on the 19th and is sponsored by the Knoxville Hy-Vee, which will feature their Thursday night meal during the party. The first set of runners will begin the relay at 7 p.m., at which time a free-will donation concert featuring Lucas Beebe will begin. The concert is sponsored by Iowa State Savings Bank and will run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Proceeds from the kick-off event and relay will all go towards the annual best-in-the-nation Coaches vs Cancer event which will be held January 20th. So far the relay has raised close to $1,900 this year, with a goal of $20,000.