(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, in honor of Staff Sgt. James Justice, 32, of Grimes, Iowa. Gov. Branstad has cleared his public schedule on Wednesday in order to attend the funeral service. Staff Sgt. Justice […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today released the following statement on the death of Osama bin Laden: “I am proud of our president, and our troops, who never lost their resolve in finding Osama bin Laden and bringing him to justice. While the world is no longer nervously looking over its shoulder for […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day was this past Saturday, April 30th. More than 5,300 sites nationwide have joined the effort that seeks to prevent pill abuse and theft. This is hundreds more sites than were established for the event last fall. The free event was held from 10 a.m. […]
Six thirty in the morning, on Saturday April 30th, was an early start for some of the volunteers that were helping to make MCG’s 5th annual e-Cycling event the success it was. They were expecting to have 25 to 40 tons of e-waste from residential customers, with an additional 10 to 15 tons of waste […]
Indianola/Des Moines–Rachel Butler (Sr., Orange County, Calif., Calvary Chapel Downey HS) will be showing off her skills in two events at the national meet as she hit another qualifying mark at the Kip Janvrin Open hosted by Simpson Friday. Butler headlined the William Penn effort by tossing the javelin an NAIA ‘B’ distance of 130-4. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team fought to the bitter end, but this weekend belonged to the underdog as Clarke won the Midwest Collegiate Conference First Round Pod Tournament. William Penn still advances to the Final Four as the highest non-winning seed. The top-seeded Lady Statesmen (35-16) opened the day with a 7-2 win to eliminate […]
DUBUQUE—Central College’s hopes for an Iowa Conference softball title share appeared to have floated down the Mississippi River Sunday. But after trailing the upset-minded Univ. of Dubuque (16-21 overall, 4-12 conference) in both games Sunday—and after being down to their final out in the opener–coach George Wares and the Dutch saved their best for last […]
DES MOINES—The Central College men’s and women’s track and field teams finished the Drake Relays with a strong showing Saturday highlighted by yet another broken record from the women’s squad. One day removed from cracking the 4×200-meter relay record, the women’s foursome of Jill Ziskovsky (senior, Dallas Center, Dallas Center-Grimes HS), Emily Teas (senior, Indianola), […]
PELLA—In a 57-player field, Central College junior Sarah Paulson (Ottumwa) is tied at fourth place after the first round of the Wis.-Eau Claire Spring Invitational in Eau Claire, Wis. Paulson shot 82 on the par-73 Wild Ridge Golf Course Saturday. She is three strokes behind tourney leader Katie Ecker of Wis.-Eau Claire. Playing as an […]
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. It was nearly 10 years […]
