As we approach the fourth anniversary of Bob Levinson’s disappearance, we have received recent indications that Bob is being held somewhere in southwest Asia. As the Government of Iran has previously offered its assistance in this matter, we respectfully request the Iranian government to undertake humanitarian efforts to safely return and reunite Bob with his […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Griffin Lentsch ‘13 (left) has been named to the All-Midwest Conference Men’s Basketball Team and David Arseneault (right) has been named MWC Men’s Coach of the Year. Lentsch, from Forest Lake, Minn., was a second-team selection. He ranks second in the nation in 3-pointers per game at 3.9, and was […]
PELLA—Central College senior Demarco Turner (Des Moines, East HS) has been named a first-team all-Iowa Conference men’s basketball selection. Turner is among three athletes earning league recognition. Junior Jack Bruns (Story City, Roland-Story HS) and Sarah Paulson (Ottumwa) are honorable mention picks. A 5-foot-10 guard, Turner led the league in made 3-point field goals with […]
PELLA—After holding the No. 6 spot for two weeks, Central College improved to No. 5 in the USTFCCCA Division III men’s indoor track and field power rankings. The women’s squad jumped to No. 21 after being listed at No. 24 last week. The men’s team captured its second straight Iowa Conference title in front of […]
Washington – Senator Chuck Grassley today joined in introducing a bill to safeguard the Clean Air Act and stop efforts by the administration to subvert the law with new regulations that would drive up energy costs for consumers and employers nationwide. The legislation responds to the effort by the Environmental Protection Agency to put in […]
Washington, DC – Congressman Leonard Boswell joined Congressmen Aaron Schock (R-IL, sponsor) and Sam Graves (R-MO, co-sponsor) this week to introduce the Agricultural Machinery Illumination Safety Act, H.R. 843. This legislation would improve the safety of rural roadways by specifically directing the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate a rule to improve the daytime and nighttime […]
WASHINGTON – More than 300 lots of diamonds, watches and fine jewelry belonging to convicted embezzler Sujata “Sue” Sachdeva will be sold during a live and online simulcast auction in Milwaukee on March 19, 2011, by the U.S. Marshals Service Asset Forfeiture Division and the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The property was seized and forfeited […]
Central Reformed Church’s basement was filled to capacity by hungry potato eaters Wednesday evening. With a free will donation, a person could build the baked potato of their choosing. Toppings included hamburger, ham, cheese, broccoli, butter, chili, sour cream and other toppings. Deb Overbergen helped to coordinate this years event that helps to benefit GEMS. […]
Washington, Mar 3 – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham stood with Iowa small and independent businesses on Thursday to eliminate a job-destroying provision tucked into last year’s health care law that buries small and independent businesses under an avalanche of new tax paperwork. The health care law includes features that expand tax reporting rules, including a […]
DES MOINES – Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinley (R-Chariton) today applauded the unanimous passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 8, a resolution asking the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize and evaluate all proposals related to the repurposing of the Knoxville Veterans Campus. “I want to commend the hard work and diligence of the […]
